Stunning Scam! Stolen Twice in 3 Hours, Investors Lose $2.6 Million!

A crypto investor faced two meticulously designed phishing attacks within just 3 hours, resulting in a loss of up to $2.6 million in stablecoins. The attackers employed a 'zero-value transfer' technique, a sophisticated address poisoning method that is becoming increasingly rampant.

The so-called zero-value transfer involves hackers inserting worthless fake transactions to write fake addresses into the victim's on-chain records, leading users to mistakenly believe they are trustworthy recipients. As a result, victims copy the historical address for transfers, and the funds go directly into the scammers' pockets.

This type of attack has precedent; in 2023, a hacker used the same trick to steal over $20 million in stablecoins. Now, cross-chain phishing attacks are escalating; from mid-2022 to 2024, there have been over 270 million related attack attempts, with successful cases causing losses of over $83 million.

In the face of these threats, security firms are collaborating with AI technology to develop new protective systems that detect address poisoning, achieving a success rate of 97% in tests.

The lesson is clear: do not blindly trust transaction records; always verify the authenticity of addresses and use advanced tools to guard against hidden scams. In the crypto world, a single mistake can come at a steep price.