User Hack
What happened
User falls victim to phishing scam, mistakenly sending 17 ETH (approx. 48,030 USD) to attacker's address.
On February 15, 2024, a user fell victim to a phishing scam. The attacker made two transactions that appeared identical to the victim's last transaction at the time. The victim mistakenly sent 17 ETH to the scammer's address.
The attacker address's first five and last five characters are the same as an address that previously sent 15.09 ETH to the victim's address. The stolen funds were then distributed among multiple addresses.
Attacker Address:
https://etherscan.io/address/0xC6e563F6…599d77
Malicious Transaction:
https://etherscan.io/tx/0x71fba2a1…78ffc9
Funds Holder as of Feb 24, 2024:
https://etherscan.io/address/0xC6e563F6…599d77
Attackers Imitated Transactions:
https://etherscan.io/tx/0x0aa57d69…01bdc4
https://etherscan.io/tx/0x0b198151…ab2c4e
Case & protocol details
Evidence & learning
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