A person lost $24 million in crypto assets after clicking on a fake link created by crypto scammers.
Phishing scams are unstoppable in the crypto industry. Fraud attempts, especially on social media platforms, are victimizing crypto investors. The latest victim of phishing scammers was his $24 million in assets. A person had his 4,851 Rocket Pool ETH and 9,579 Lido Staked ETH stolen due to a fake link he accidentally clicked.
It was accidentally out of money!
A user has fallen victim to phishing scams. The user granted wallet access through the link he clicked. By gaining access to the wallet access, the scammers stole the user’s $24 million worth of crypto assets. One mistake cost the user millions of dollars.
Many crypto security organizations have identified this attack as phishing theft. But in the phishing theft, the crucial part was when the user accidentally or absentmindedly clicked on the fake link. The user had $24 million stolen, creating the largest individual fraud story in the crypto industry.
Beosin security firm analyst Mario B said the funds were stolen through transferFrom, and this move was made through a phishing link. Looking at the Etherscan records, the user’s stolen assets have been moved to a wallet named Fake Pishing186943.
Such scam stories are endless. Experts demand that users take individual security measures. In particular, users should not click on every link and should be more careful about wallet permissions.
