What is address poisoning, and why do people fall for it?
Attackers also transfer fake tokens with names similar to those of major stablecoins, making the transaction record look more convincing. Address poisoning is when attackers create a fake address that matches the first and last few characters of an address you use regularly, then slip it into your transaction history.
Once an on-chain transfer is confirmed, it can’t be reversed. Assets sent to a fake address are almost impossible to recover.
People who frequently send and receive stablecoins and wallets associated with $ETH are more likely to be targeted by address poisoning. Current price: 2407.2.
Attackers also transfer fake tokens with names similar to those of major stablecoins, making the transaction record look more convincing. Address poisoning is when attackers create a fake address that matches the first and last few characters of an address you use regularly, then slip it into your transaction history.
Once an on-chain transfer is confirmed, it can’t be reversed. Assets sent to a fake address are almost impossible to recover.
People who frequently send and receive stablecoins and wallets associated with $ETH are more likely to be targeted by address poisoning. Current price: 2407.2.