Ancient 2015 Ethereum Whale Awakens, Moves $4.6M and Dodges Instant Phishing Trap đâĄ
An Ethereum wallet dating back to the genesis block in July 2015 just made its very first outgoing transaction after 11 years of silenceâand narrowly avoided an instant scam attack.
Key Highlights:
The Awakening: Dormant since 2016, the whale address (0x7dDd...59Bc) initiated its first-ever transaction on Monday: a small test transfer of 0.05 ETH (~$106) to verify a new destination (0x1321...1A44).
The Trap: Within just 3 minutes of the test transaction, automated scam bots generated lookalike spoof addresses and "poisoned" the wallet's on-chain transaction history. The goal? Trick the owner into copying the attacker's fake address from recent activity for the subsequent main transfer.
The Dodge: The OG whale didn't fall for the bait. Bypassing the poisoned history, the owner verified the full string and successfully transferred the remaining stashâworth approximately $4.6 millionâto the legitimate destination.
Pro Takeaway:
Address poisoning remains one of the fastest automated threats on-chain. Always double-check every character of your recipient addressânever rely on copy-pasting from recent transaction history.
#Ethereum #CryptoSecurity #WhaleAlert #ETH #BinanceSquare
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An Ethereum wallet dating back to the genesis block in July 2015 just made its very first outgoing transaction after 11 years of silenceâand narrowly avoided an instant scam attack.
Key Highlights:
The Awakening: Dormant since 2016, the whale address (0x7dDd...59Bc) initiated its first-ever transaction on Monday: a small test transfer of 0.05 ETH (~$106) to verify a new destination (0x1321...1A44).
The Trap: Within just 3 minutes of the test transaction, automated scam bots generated lookalike spoof addresses and "poisoned" the wallet's on-chain transaction history. The goal? Trick the owner into copying the attacker's fake address from recent activity for the subsequent main transfer.
The Dodge: The OG whale didn't fall for the bait. Bypassing the poisoned history, the owner verified the full string and successfully transferred the remaining stashâworth approximately $4.6 millionâto the legitimate destination.
Pro Takeaway:
Address poisoning remains one of the fastest automated threats on-chain. Always double-check every character of your recipient addressânever rely on copy-pasting from recent transaction history.
#Ethereum #CryptoSecurity #WhaleAlert #ETH #BinanceSquare
$ETH