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Thursday, August 22, 2024
When phishing for whales, sometimes you land a big one.
A crypto whale found themselves $55.47 million lighter after falling victim to a sophisticated phishing attack targeting their Maker vault.
On August 20, ZachXBT noticed something phishy, when a whopping 55.47 million DAI had vanished from a single wallet.
The whale, perhaps sensing something was amiss, attempted to withdraw their funds to safer waters.
But it was too late, the ownership had already changed and the transaction failed.
A digital fortune had evaporated in the blink of an eye, serving as a very expensive lesson in the dangers lurking in crypto's deep waters.
How did this whale fall for such an elaborate trap and end up on the phisher's menu?
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