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BREAKING: ~$68.3M WORTH OF $WBTC ON @ethereum SUSPECTED TO HAVE BEEN LOST IN ADDRESS-POISONING SCAMH/T: @CyversAlerts
May 3, 2024
π¨ JUST IN: Address poisoning scam claims $68M in Wrapped #Bitcoin from an unknown trader, per @CyversAlerts.
May 3, 2024
Trader loses $68M in address poisoning scam
An unknown trader lost $68 million worth of Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) in a single transaction in an address-poisoning scam.
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The $68 million theft was first revealed by on-chain security firm Cyvers in a May 3 X post:
βAre we mistaken, or has someone truly lost $68 million worth of $WBTC? Our system has detected another address falling victim to address poisoning, losing 1,155 $WBTC.β

May 3, 2024