Just one victim lost $12.2 million in January by copying the wrong address from their transaction history in an โaddress poisoning attack,โ adding to a similar $50 million attack in December, according to Scam Sniffer. Address poisoning is when attackers send small transactions or โdustโ from addresses that look similar to ones in the targetโs transaction history, hoping the victim will copy the wrong address. Scam Sniffer added that signature phishing also surged recently, with $6.27 million stolen from 4,741 victims in January, a 207% increase compared to December. Two…
Two Victims Lose $62 Million To Address Poisoning Since December
