Crypto investor’s $3 million wiped out in one click
Main Idea
A cryptocurrency investor lost $3.05 million in USDT due to a malicious transaction, highlighting the rising threat of phishing scams in the crypto space.
Key Points
1. The victim unknowingly signed a malicious transaction, authorizing the transfer of 3,083,781.826298 USDT to a wallet address ending in 0x54800000.
2. The funds were siphoned via the Aave: Ethereum USDT contract, with the attacker paying a minimal transaction fee of 0.0057 ETH (~$20).
3. Another case involved a $71 million theft in May 2024 through wallet poisoning, with the attacker's IP address possibly linked to Hong Kong.
4. On-chain analyst ZachXBT reported that around $65 million was stolen from Coinbase users between December 2024 and the time of reporting.
5. Phishing scams in Web3 often use deceptive prompts and fake interfaces, emphasizing the need for vigilance.
Description
A cryptocurrency investor has suffered a massive loss of $3.05 million in USDT after falling victim to a phishing scam. According to on-chain data from Etherscan , the investor unknowingly signed a malicious transaction that authorized the transfer of 3,083,781.826298 USDT to a wallet address ending in 0x54800000. USDT crypto transaction in a phishing scam. Source: Etherscan The funds were siphoned from the victim’s wallet, identified as 0x2d9617f2…c2dc36695, via the Aave: Ethereum USDT contract...
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