Security· ★★★· bearish·

Solana address poisoning: $10 test transfer preceded $30,750 loss to scammer

  • —Victim sent a $10 test, then moved $30,750 to the same fake address
  • —Attacker generates an address matching the first and last characters of a legitimate one
  • —A dust transaction from the scammer plants the fake address in the victim's history
  • —A test transfer only proves the address works, not who owns it
Why it matters: Solana's low fees make mass poisoning campaigns cheap, and confirmed on-chain transfers are irreversible, leaving victims little chance of recovery.
Source: CriptoTendencias