2025-12-23 05:20:46

A user fell victim to an address poisoning attack, resulting in nearly 50 million USDT lost. Here's what happened: he copied a Wallet Address from his transaction history, only to find out that it had been forged and tampered with. The real lesson is this - before any transfer, make sure to verify the Address multiple times. Once, twice, or even three times is not enough; it needs to be confirmed repeatedly. These types of attacks are actually quite simple and crude: attackers mix in highly similar fake Addresses into your transaction records, causing someone to accidentally click on them. So don’t be lazy, keep your eyes wide open for every transfer, especially large USDT transfers. Better safe than sorry; address verification must not be taken lightly.

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AirdropJunkie

· 12-24 22:06

It's tough, 50 million just disappeared like that. I need to be more cautious. That's why I never rush and always verify the address three times. Wallet addresses really can't be lazy about; there are too many tricks. Copying and pasting is really risky; from now on, I'll manually input the first few characters. Damn, just thinking about it gives me chills. Luckily, I didn't transfer that much all at once. It seems I need to develop the habit of reading the address aloud twice before transferring. History records aren't safe either; I can't trust anything anymore. Such a large amount, it's better to be extra careful. I think exchanges should warn users about this risk. Really, details are life or death; in crypto, the most fatal mistake is this kind of basic error.

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MrRightClick

· 12-23 05:45

50 million just disappeared like that, copy and paste really kills... --- Address poisoning is hard to prevent, I now use QR codes to avoid shaky hands --- I mean, why are there still people who copy directly from history, isn't that asking for trouble? --- Every time I make a transfer, I have to verify three times, it's so annoying but there's no choice, who told hackers to be so rampant --- 50 million, my friend must be feeling depressed... --- That's why I refuse to transfer large amounts, better safe than sorry --- So wallets need to be on hardware, don't overthink it --- I just want to know if there's any way to get it back? It feels hopeless... --- How many times have I said to verify more before transferring, there's always someone who doesn't listen --- It hurts just to look at it... Next time I'll remember, better to spend more time than to skimp on this.

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IronHeadMiner

· 12-23 05:31

50 million just disappeared like that, can copying and pasting cause problems? I really can't believe it. --- That's why I have to check the transfer three times every time, my eyes are getting blurry. --- The poisoning address trick is too low-level, yet it works particularly well. --- When making large transfers, you really can't have any luck mentality; a second of laziness can lead to a lifetime of pain. --- I just want to know how this guy got over his psychological barrier, 50 million. --- So I say, you can't trust the addresses in the transaction records at all; you have to verify them again each time. --- People like this really need to learn their lesson... but 50 million really hurts. --- The price of laziness is not cheap. --- When it comes to address verification, it's better to look ten more times than to save those two seconds.

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rugdoc.eth

· 12-23 05:26

50 million is gone, that's why every time I make a transfer I have to verify the Address like I'm checking for drugs, it's really not an overreaction.

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