Cyber Alert: Surge in Address Poisoning Attacks Targets Crypto Users
AI-powered threat detection system Cyver Alert has seen a substantial uptick in address poisoning attacks since early March 2025. These are new kinds of scams that work by pairing a phishing email with a poisoned address. Once the recipient of the email clicks the link, they're taken to a fake website that looks almost exactly like the real site they were trying to access. The attackers then have the recipient's real address and use it to send the recipient a phishing email warning that their account has been compromised. Since the attacks began, report states that scammers have already managed to get their hands on over $1.2 million in cryptocurrency. Address poisoning exploits the behavior of cryptocurrency users in a deceptive and dangerous way. Attackers use this method to manipulate transaction histories. They seek to make individuals send cryptocurrency to […]
