Hey fellow crypto enthusiasts and self-proclaimed experts! Buckle up because we’ve got some wild 24-hour hacking news in the crypto world! It’s like watching a high-stakes game of cat and mouse, where the cats are a little too tech-savvy.
First on our delightful list is a tale of an address (0x5567…31B1) that received a whopping 999 ETH (equivalent to around $1.64 million) from none other than our beloved Vitalik (0xD04d…8fd7). But hold your cyber horses, because this sneaky address transferred 300 ETH (approximately $490K) to none other than #Bitstamp. Seems like we’ve got a whale in disguise!
Next up, we have a poor whale who fell for the oldest trick in the book—a phishing attack! I mean, come on guys, haven’t we learned by now? This unfortunate soul lost a jaw-dropping $24.24 million worth of crypto, including 4,851 rETH and 9,579.2 stETH. But wait, there’s more! The audacious phisher already swapped these rETH and stETH for approximately 13,785 ETH and a cool 1.64 million DAI. And guess what? A portion of that sweet DAI, around 451K DAI, has already made its way into the abyss of #FixedFloat. Yikes!
Moving on, let’s not forget the daring #ZeroTransfer scammer who effortlessly swiped 20k USDT from an unsuspecting address (0x7e41…3068). Oh, the audacity! But before we feel too sorry for the victim, let’s clarify the intended address: 0xf74ddaA5b2A3cFE9a5A08aE945CaAebAA14D87B2. Talk about mixed-up letters causing virtual chaos! Maybe it’s time to invest in a good pair of reading glasses.
Now, let’s dive into the world of digital art. Brace yourselves, art lovers! Two prized #CryptoPunks were snatched away by the infamous #PinkDrainer, leaving heartbroken collectors in their trail. These stolen NFTs (#2817 and #3981), wrapped up with a bow, were swiftly sold on the mysterious marketplace called #Blur, fetching a cool 7.65 ETH (around $12,471.11). Pink Drainer really knows how to make their mark in the world of stolen punks. Talk about punking the punks!
Lastly, we have the @Stake exploiters on #Polygon who have been busy little bees, transferring a staggering 79K MATIC (roughly $44K) to yet another address (0x22bc…563f). And that’s not all, folks! Like a master of disguise, they bridged these MATIC tokens to #AVAX, swapped them for BTC.b, and finally, bridged them all the way to good ol’ #BTC. I’ll give them points for creativity and an interesting way of making their digital loot disappear. But hold your horses again because they just couldn’t get enough of it! These exploiters have now transferred a whopping 126.4K MATIC (around $70K) to an intermediary address before trading them for approximately 2.7 BTC. It seems they have a knack for exploration and hiding their tracks.
And there you have it, my friends! A whirlwind 24 hours in the world of crypto hacking. It’s a constant cat-and-mouse game, where the mice are smarter than the cats and the cats are just trying to make an honest living in this digital jungle. Remember to stay vigilant, update your security measures, and use your brains before you swim too deep into these crypto waters. Until next time, happy hodling, and may the crypto gods be ever in your favor!
