If there is a mode of hack become very popular lately, it’s address poisoning. The hacker’s modus operandi is as follows: he uses a tool that can generate an address almost identical to that of a cryptocurrency holder, known as the “copycat address”. Then he proceeds to transactions based on valueless tokens to poison addresses the victims. Faced with a breakthrough in “address poisoning”, Etherscan decided to put a spoke in the works of hackers.
Etherscan: stop “address poisoning”
At the beginning of the yearMetaMask has already sounded the alarm in the face of the proliferation of so-called “Address Poisoning” attacks. Admittedly, hackers can rely on chance to see their efforts rewarded, but the toll keeps getting heavier.
” Update: Null value token transfers are now hidden by default.
In recent times, ‘address poisoning’ attacks have been used to phish unsuspecting users and spam everyone else. Thanks to this update, you will no longer know these types of transfers. »
Cointelegraphwho relayed this tweet, clarified that this phishing technique often affects investors who:
- have already received tokens against their will ;
- and who do not carry out re-verifications of their addresses when sending cryptocurrencies.
For Etherscan, the solution is to disable the display of zero value token transfers by default on its website. Users will only have to manually activate this functionfrom the site configuration page, if necessary.
The final word
Many believe that book poisoning looks like phishing. This practice, although common, will not affect the funds of a vigilant client. And this despite the existence of unwanted tokens or copycat addresses.
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To avoid falling into the trap, either you double your vigilance during cryptocurrency transactions. Either you get help from this new Etherscan feature. Either you rely on Ledger’s solutions which allow you to hide unsolicited NFT collections.
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