Link Drainer Hack

TOTAL LOST $4.2M
Medium Phishing Attacks

What happened

Quick Summary

Another victim on Ethereum chain lost 4,232,690 USD worth of LINK tokens due to a phishing attack on Dec 28, 2023.

Details of the Exploit

The victim was targeted in a phishing attack on the Ethereum network, resulting in the loss of 275,700 LINK tokens worth approximately 4,232,690 USD. The attacker used two separate transactions to steal the funds, which were then transferred to two different addresses. One of these addresses is labeled "PinkDrainer" on Etherscan.io.

After obtaining the stolen tokens, the attacker swapped them on a decentralized exchange (DEX) and distributed the funds to several externally owned accounts (EOAs).

Block Data Reference

Victim Address:

https://etherscan.io/address/0xea69653e…8dd4cf

Attacker Addresses:

https://etherscan.io/address/0x8FaE6d79…D2E70e

https://etherscan.io/address/0x9fA7bB75…f2C726

Malicious Transactions:

https://etherscan.io/tx/0x70026eae…d82a05

https://etherscan.io/tx/0x15bc5516…4a7a69

Case & protocol details

Classification Other
Protocol Type Exploit/Phishing

Evidence & learning

Attack pattern

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Sources and on-chain records

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