Crypto Address Poisoning - DON'T GET ROBBED! How it works, Variants and how to be safe

Crypto Address Poisoning is a common yet dangerous scam affecting thousands of cryptocurrency users. In this tactic, attackers create fake wallet addresses that closely resemble the victim’s address. They embed these lookalike addresses into transaction histories, tricking users into sending funds to the scammer’s wallet instead of their intended recipient. According to Chain Analysis, this tactic has compromised over 82,000 wallets, affecting both new and experienced crypto users and resulting in millions of dollars in losses.

This video covers several types of cryptocurrency address poisoning scams, including:

Mimic Address Poisoning – where scammers create lookalike addresses that can deceive users who copy-paste from their transaction history without close verification.
Transaction History Poisoning – targeting high-frequency users who rely on transaction histories for sending funds, making it easy for scammers to plant fake addresses within previous transactions.
Cross-Platform Poisoning – affecting users who interact across multiple platforms, which can create confusion in transaction histories.
Malware-Based Poisoning – using malware to replace copied wallet addresses, giving users almost no chance to notice the swap.
Each tactic exploits user trust and everyday habits, like relying on transaction history or saved addresses. This video aims to raise awareness and share actionable ways to protect yourself from these scams.

Stay alert, stay safe, and protect your assets from address poisoning scams!

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00:00 - Introduction to Crypto Address Poisoning
01:27 - How Address Poisoning Scam is Carried Out
03:59 - Variants of Address Poisoning
12:15 - Case Study: Trader Losing 68 Million in WBTC
13:05 - Who Should Care About Address Poisoning
15:52 - Importance of Operational Security and Prevention Measures
16:32 - Practical Countermeasures Against Address Poisoning
19:19 - The Role of Vigilance and Awareness
21:17 - Conclusion: Staying Safe from Address Poisoning

#crypto #cryptocurrency #btc #eth #opsec

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[ScienceLifeChronicles]

Don’t comment without finishing the videos!!!

[bodavenkateswararao]

Vielen Dank für das Update. Ich rate Händlern, insbesondere Neulingen, den Markt zu recherchieren, bevor sie einsteigen. Ich muss sagen, dass das Handeln mehr Vorteile hat als nur das Halten. Vielen Dank an Bryan Cole, der mich mit seinen täglichen Signalen immer auf dem Laufenden hält. Ich bin so froh, dass ich sein Programm gestartet habe.

[davidmaisel]

Everything Sam said and don't keep all your eggs in one basket.

[rrosie]

Great video! Keep up the great work, Sam.

[_sh]

Great content! Thanks, man! After the radiant hack, i revoked everything on all networks.

[Ponas_Lukas]

Thanks for the heads up I wasn't aware of this. really interesting stuff

[nezu_cc]

None of this matters if you don't own the keys. Remember guys: Not Your keys, not your coins. An exchange is not a wallet!

[btc_rat]

I thought you were going to speak about sending tainted coins to clean wallets; thats what i called address poisoning

[teemo]

Anyone noticed the 6 finger hand on the thumbnail?

[Themen]

love the back drop in -bg is that projection or some type iof green screen rig up ?? P leet in my eyes..

love ya backdrop more then the video it self lol

[waltuh]

It's curious to me how we're supposed to verify with our eyes a long receiver address on the screen of say a Trezor, to make sure every char is a match. Couldn't they in theory have us match something shorter, like an unique set of images/icons calculated from the address?

[luizinhoensina]

I recently had my clipboard hijacked when withdrawing from an exchange from a stock android phone, that was bizarre, but I decided to ignore a hunch and got rekt

[Zunnydayz]

Can someone please tell me what software he’s using to make this video. Like all the graphs and what not.

[JULIASTANFORD]

Brother Bent you still have your noise gate on!

[DrGeta]

I wouldn't call this poisoning but it's good to know.

[Ynz]

pretty low level threat unless you're a highly targeted individual. but ...then i think you'd be a bit more proactive about how your transactions are forwarded.. id be more worried about account mimicry for the purpose of manifesting false legitimacy to external threats.

[AuthEarth]

I had this happen to me and I lost 3k in USDT lol.

[svc_ghost]

Guys check whether youtube unsubscribed you! Just noticed I was

[noanyobiseniss]

ETH is designed to be a scam, King Daddy and Monero are the only coins worth owning.

[DreadHalfling]

It would be awesome to go in depth with exactly how it works as someone that wants to do something will just look somewhere else to find the same information and its better than everyone understands how it works