Hayden Adams Phishing Hack

TOTAL LOST $3.6M
Medium Phishing Attacks

What happened

Twitter account of Hayden Adams was hacked. The scammers behind the hack turns out to be related to serial phishing attacks, with approximately 3,600,000 $USD lost.

The Twitter account of Hayden Adams was exploited by scammers who have been active since April 2023. Over the course of several months, these cyber criminals created more than 23 phishing sites. They managed to steal approximately 3,600,000 $USD from around 358 victims.

The most significant loss from a single victim was 2,280,000 $USD, stolen through an ERC20 Permit phishing technique. The phishing scam targeted unsuspecting users, tricking them into sharing sensitive information, which then led to a significant loss of funds.

Attacker Addresses:

https://etherscan.io/address/0xca4ddffe…c046b5

https://etherscan.io/address/0xdd6CF648…55d1b0

Malicious Transactions:

https://etherscan.io/tx/0x9c023408…8eb938

https://etherscan.io/tx/0x30e51b3a…2d0dc0

Case & protocol details

Classification Other
Protocol Type Exploit/Phishing
Protocol Twitter/X @haydenzadams

Evidence & learning

Sources and on-chain records

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