Data released by PeckShieldAlert indicates that a hacker used a phishing technique to steal 102.37 stETH from anonymous cryptocurrency wallet 0xB2CB…0Ff7. In fiat currency, this is equal to almost $236,000.
It was reported about this just over an hour ago on X/Twitter. However, when considering the total amount of cryptocurrency taken in this manner since 2021, this loss is insignificant.
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Millions of USD in Chainlink lost to hackers
Cybercriminals frequently utilise phishing assaults as one of their tools to steal cryptocurrency from consumers. A Chainlink whale lost an incredible $4.42 million worth of LINK, or 275,700 LINK tokens, that he had amassed between June 2022 and October 2023, sometime around the end of December.
The poor crypto whale was deceived into authorising a transaction that would cause them to lose all of their cryptocurrency when they unintentionally clicked on a phishing link, according to the @lookonchain tweet. Of the $4.42 million in LINK that they lost, $2.26 million was the genuine value, and the remaining $2.4 million represented his unrealized profit from that cryptocurrency.
$1 billion USD in crypto stolen in phishing attacks
According to a Chainalysis analysis, since 2021, phishing attacks have taken at least an incredible $1 billion in bitcoin out of the market. The paper claims that phishing assaults cost customers over half a billion dollars in cryptocurrency in only 2022.
The total amount of cryptocurrency taken this manner as of late autumn 2023 was $374.6 million, since many holders were duped into unwittingly authorising transfers.
Ethereum heading for $4,000?
Well-known cryptocurrency YouTuber Lark Davis recently shared his thoughts on the new forecast from the massive financial institution Standard Chartered, which states that it believes Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, would rise back to the $4,000 mark by May 23.
The cryptocurrency community anticipates that on this day, the SEC regulator will make a favourable ruling about the spot Ethereum ETFs that Grayscale and BlackRock have applied for. Davis emphasised that DOGE and SOL ETFs may appear following this clearance, possibly by the end of 2024.
