Knowledge Notes | Address Poisoning
① Address poisoning is when an attacker generates a similar address with the same beginning and ending as an address you commonly use, then slips it into your transaction history.
② Checking only the beginning and ending of an address won’t protect you from address poisoning, because it doesn’t cost much to generate addresses with matching first and last few characters.
③ Add frequently used recipient addresses to your address book or withdrawal whitelist. When making a transfer, select the address from your address book instead of copying it from your transaction history.
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① Address poisoning is when an attacker generates a similar address with the same beginning and ending as an address you commonly use, then slips it into your transaction history.
② Checking only the beginning and ending of an address won’t protect you from address poisoning, because it doesn’t cost much to generate addresses with matching first and last few characters.
③ Add frequently used recipient addresses to your address book or withdrawal whitelist. When making a transfer, select the address from your address book instead of copying it from your transaction history.
$ETH 2425.56 (+0.13%)
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