Crypto Trader Loses $50M in Address Poisoning Attack; $1M Bounty Offered
A crypto trader has reportedly lost $50 million in an address poisoning attack and is offering a $1 million bounty for the return of the funds, according to reports. Address poisoning involves scammers generating addresses similar to a user's known addresses to trick them into sending funds to the wrong address. A previous victim of a similar attack, who lost $71 million, managed to recover nearly all available funds, offering some hope in this situation. The development highlights the ongoing risks in the cryptocurrency space.
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