Quote from: Mahanton on May 29, 2025, 09:40:36 PM

Quote from: Dulen007 on May 29, 2025, 04:50:20 PM

I just came across an interesting article about "Address Poisoning Attack" and I thought it was worth sharing.

These types of scams can definitely be tricky, so it is very important to stay informed to keep our funds safe.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/address-poisoning-attacks-in-crypto

Note; Address Poisoning attack invole tampering with cryptocurrency address, exploiting human error rather than vulnerabilities in blockchain security.

So this is something new:

Address poisoning involves sending small transactions from wallet addresses that closely resemble a legitimate one, tricking users into copying the wrong address when making future transactions.

Trying out to send those wallets that having that almost identical with having that 1-2 digit or just like look the same for the real user will be trying out to copy that recent transaction?
Im surprised that it work considering on how many have been victimized on this, but the main question on my mind is on how the heck will someone copy out the address from history of transactions? rather than on
copying directly with that main address written above? Huh

This scam is not new and has claimed many victims. The scammers deliberately send fake coins with almost the same address to a random address, these scammers are indeed targeting those who don't want to bother and are careless who only copy the address from the transaction history, the victims consider this more practical even though the risk is very high if you copy the address through the transaction. I have participated in several airdrops and of course I use a new and different address but I am confused to see my new address receiving unclear coins, maybe the method is the same as the victim's experience as told by the OP.

The lesson we can learn from this case is to never take shortcuts in copying addresses through transaction history. It is better to copy your address from your wallet and then save it in notes so that when you want to make a transaction you can copy it from the notes, this method is more practical than copying through the transaction history. Keep in mind that scammers are getting more sophisticated every day, so you need to be careful in securing your assets and must always be vigilant because crypto is very vulnerable to hackers, fraud and so on which can cause us to lose assets.