Phishing Hack

TOTAL LOST $3.0M
Medium Phishing Attacks

What happened

Quick Summary

On August 6, 2025, a victim lost $3.05 million worth of USDT due to a phishing attack. The scammer tricked the victim into signing a malicious transaction, allowing them to transfer the assets.

Details of the Exploit

The attacker (0x00000931…000000) used a phishing scheme to deceive the victim (0x2d9817f2…C36695) into signing an unauthorized transaction.

Block Data Reference

All addresses related to the exploter:

https://etherscan.io/address/0x89e572d0…bc6ff1

https://etherscan.io/address/0x4e196eb1…3651f7

https://etherscan.io/address/0x00000931…000000

https://etherscan.io/address/0x5371a493…d9b15e

Exploit TX:

https://etherscan.io/tx/0x2193ce2a…3b4b35

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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