Address Poisoning Attack Drains $12.25 Million in ETH From Single Crypto Victim

TLDR: Victim lost 4,556 ETH worth $12.25 million by copying a fraudulent address from transaction history.  Scammers generate vanity addresses matching legitimate wallets to trick users into sending funds.  Ethereum network experiences over 1 million address poisoning attempts every single day currently.  Impersonation scams including address poisoning surged 1,400% with $17 billion stolen in 2025. [...]

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