{"id":8088,"date":"2022-10-26T09:08:41","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T09:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/?p=8088"},"modified":"2022-10-26T09:08:43","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T09:08:43","slug":"over-1m-worth-of-eth-nfts-stolen-in-phishing-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/?p=8088","title":{"rendered":"Over $1M worth of ETH, NFTs stolen in phishing attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\r\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"totafreearti-20\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\r\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\r\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"crypto\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\r\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"false\";\r\namzn_assoc_title = \"\";\r\namzn_assoc_rows =\"1\";\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script><br \/>\n   <\/p>\n<p>A phishing scammer, who goes by the pseudonym \u201cMonkey Drainer,\u201d stole 700 Ethereum (ETH) tokens, worth around $1.05 million, over the past 24 hours, on-chain sleuth \u2018ZachXBT\u2019 pointed out in a Twitter thread.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1\/ Over the past 24 hrs ~700 ETH ($1m) has been stolen by the phishing scammer known as Monkey Drainer.<\/p>\n<p>They recently surpassed 7300 transactions from their drainer wallet after being around for only a few months. pic.twitter.com\/6vAYBiqCxQ<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ZachXBT (@zachxbt) October 25, 2022<\/p>\n<p>In phishing scams, miscreants create fake malicious websites that masquerade as legitimate crypto businesses to gain access to wallet keys and login credentials.<\/p>\n<p>Monkey Drainer\u2019s scam wallet has been around for a few months and has completed over 7,300 transactions, the sleuth noted.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 35% of the past day\u2019s loot was stolen from two victims, who collectively lost assets worth approximately $370,000, according to ZachXBT. The largest victim held over $6.2 million worth of cryptocurrencies but only lost $220,000 worth of assets, while the other transaction requests were rejected.<\/p>\n<p>The scammer stole several non-fungible tokens (NFTs) from the second largest victim, including one Bored Ape Yacht Club, one Clone X, as well as $36000 worth of USD Coin (USDC), collectively valued at around $150,000.<\/p>\n<p>Monkey Drainer has managed to scam several people over the past few weeks, with the miscreant\u2019s total haul hovering around $3.5 million, as per ZachXBT\u2019s estimates.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, crypto exchange FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried said that the exchange will compensate phishing victims who lost a total of $6 million worth of assets. However, he warned that it was a one-time exception and pointed out that phishing needs to be fought collectively as an industry.<\/p>\n<p>Phishing remains one of the most popular ways of exploitation in the crypto sector. Phishing attacks increased by 170% in Q2 2022, compared to the first quarter, according to the second quarter Web3 Security report by blockchain security firm Certik.<\/p>\n<h2>Get an Edge on the Crypto Market \ud83d\udc47<\/h2>\n<p>Become a member of CryptoSlate Edge and access our exclusive Discord community, more exclusive content and analysis.<\/p>\n<p>  <strong>On-chain analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>  <strong>Price snapshots<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>  <strong>More context<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> Join now for $19\/month Explore all benefits   <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\r\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"totafreearti-20\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\r\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\r\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"bitcoin\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\r\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"false\";\r\namzn_assoc_title = \"\";\r\namzn_assoc_rows =\"1\";\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/over-1m-worth-of-eth-nfts-stolen-in-phishing-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A phishing scammer, who goes by the pseudonym \u201cMonkey Drainer,\u201d stole 700 Ethereum (ETH) tokens, worth around $1.05 million, over the past 24 hours, on-chain sleuth \u2018ZachXBT\u2019 pointed out in a Twitter thread. 1\/ Over the past 24 hrs ~700 ETH ($1m) has been stolen by the phishing scammer known as Monkey Drainer. 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