A phishing scammer who goes by the name – Monkey Drainer – has reportedly stolen 700 ETH worth over million, as per on-chain sleuth ‘ZachXBT.’ The two largest victims – 0x02a and 0x626 – collectively lost 0k after signing transactions on malicious phishing sites operated by the perpetrator. One of the victims, 0x02a, reportedly lost 1 Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) collection, 1 CloneX, 36,000 USDC, and 12 other non-fungible tokens (NFT) totaling around 0,000. The other one, 0x626, held more than .2 million worth of crypto but ended up losing only 0k because they rejected the other transaction requests, added ZachXBT. Over the past couple of weeks, Monkey Drainer has managed to scam multiple users. The researcher detailed that the total amount stolen in the scam
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A phishing scammer who goes by the name – Monkey Drainer – has reportedly stolen 700 ETH worth over $1 million, as per on-chain sleuth ‘ZachXBT.’
The two largest victims – 0x02a and 0x626 – collectively lost $370k after signing transactions on malicious phishing sites operated by the perpetrator.
- One of the victims, 0x02a, reportedly lost 1 Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) collection, 1 CloneX, 36,000 USDC, and 12 other non-fungible tokens (NFT) totaling around $150,000.
- The other one, 0x626, held more than $6.2 million worth of crypto but ended up losing only $220k because they rejected the other transaction requests, added ZachXBT.
- Over the past couple of weeks, Monkey Drainer has managed to scam multiple users. The researcher detailed that the total amount stolen in the scam surpasses $3.5 million and is on a rapid increase.
- So far, the fraudulent entity has been active for a few months, during which they executed over 7,300 transactions.
“Please be extra diligent before visiting unknown sites, connecting your wallet, and signing transactions.”
- ZachXBT accused popular crypto influencer Lark Davis of shilled low-cap projects such as – SHOPX, BMI, PMON, XED, and APY – before dumping them on unsuspecting members of the community. In doing so, he reportedly raked in $1 million.
- 2022 has been a tough year for the crypto market, but that hasn’t deterred the crypto-focused phishing attacks across social media sites.
- Social media channels – Discord, Telegram, and Twitter – have emerged as a huge hunting ground for crypto scammers.
- During the second quarter, the blockchain analysis firm CertiK recorded 290 phishing attacks, up 170% from 106 in the first quarter.
- More recently, hackers targeted several FTX users in such an attack and managed to drain $1.26 million worth of cryptocurrencies.