I just saw a chilling real case - a certain encryption investor lost nearly 50 million US dollars in a 'Address Poisoning' eyewash. The details of the whole process are frightening.
He was initially quite cautious and first transferred 50U to test. After confirming the funds were received, he decided to transfer out the remaining large amount. However, in the few minutes in between, the hacker had already completed the setup: they forged an almost identical Address and then deliberately sent a small transaction to his wallet (known in the industry as 'dust attack').
So guess what happened - users habitually copied the most recent receiving Address from the transaction records, only to find that the Address they copied was a fake one. 50 million just flowed into the hackers' pockets.
What does this bloody example illustrate? The most dangerous vulnerability in the encryption world is actually not in the code, but in our daily operational habits. A single mistake, a slip of the hand, can lead to ruin.
So the question arises, how can we ordinary people protect our assets in such a perilous environment? Instead of being on edge every day, it is better to fundamentally change our way of thinking — not only to guard against hackers but also to manage our core assets with safer and more trustworthy infrastructure. This is why more and more people are beginning to pay attention to the security level of the stablecoin ecosystem. In the face of increasingly complex scams, a truly reliable stablecoin must not only have a stable price but also achieve top-tier security and credibility in the industry.
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I just saw a chilling real case - a certain encryption investor lost nearly 50 million US dollars in a 'Address Poisoning' eyewash. The details of the whole process are frightening.
He was initially quite cautious and first transferred 50U to test. After confirming the funds were received, he decided to transfer out the remaining large amount. However, in the few minutes in between, the hacker had already completed the setup: they forged an almost identical Address and then deliberately sent a small transaction to his wallet (known in the industry as 'dust attack').
So guess what happened - users habitually copied the most recent receiving Address from the transaction records, only to find that the Address they copied was a fake one. 50 million just flowed into the hackers' pockets.
What does this bloody example illustrate? The most dangerous vulnerability in the encryption world is actually not in the code, but in our daily operational habits. A single mistake, a slip of the hand, can lead to ruin.
So the question arises, how can we ordinary people protect our assets in such a perilous environment? Instead of being on edge every day, it is better to fundamentally change our way of thinking — not only to guard against hackers but also to manage our core assets with safer and more trustworthy infrastructure. This is why more and more people are beginning to pay attention to the security level of the stablecoin ecosystem. In the face of increasingly complex scams, a truly reliable stablecoin must not only have a stable price but also achieve top-tier security and credibility in the industry.