๐จ An Ethereum wallet dormant for 11 YEARS moved $4.6 MILLION โ and scammers were waiting within 3 minutes
On November 9, the wallet sent a small 0.05 $ETH test transaction
Almost immediately, two lookalike addresses started flooding its transaction history with tiny payments
One reportedly sent 43 dust transfers
The attack wasn't about stealing a private key ๐
It targeted something far simpler โ copying a recipient address from recent transactions
Both fake addresses resembled the legitimate destination
But the wallet ultimately transferred 2,154.94 $ETH to the correct address, avoiding the trap
โ ๏ธ The overlooked lesson?
A successful test transfer doesn't protect you if you copy a poisoned address for the next transaction
Before moving serious funds, compare the FULL destination address against a trusted, independently verified source
Never rely solely on recent transaction history
Your wallet can be technically secure while one copy-paste mistake puts everything at risk
$ETH #Ethereum #WalletSecurity
On November 9, the wallet sent a small 0.05 $ETH test transaction
Almost immediately, two lookalike addresses started flooding its transaction history with tiny payments
One reportedly sent 43 dust transfers
The attack wasn't about stealing a private key ๐
It targeted something far simpler โ copying a recipient address from recent transactions
Both fake addresses resembled the legitimate destination
But the wallet ultimately transferred 2,154.94 $ETH to the correct address, avoiding the trap
โ ๏ธ The overlooked lesson?
A successful test transfer doesn't protect you if you copy a poisoned address for the next transaction
Before moving serious funds, compare the FULL destination address against a trusted, independently verified source
Never rely solely on recent transaction history
Your wallet can be technically secure while one copy-paste mistake puts everything at risk
$ETH #Ethereum #WalletSecurity
