A
crypto
whale
who
lost
$24
million
worth
of
liquid
staked
Ethereum
via
a
phishing
scam
last
year
is
receiving
the
money
back.
Blockchain
security
firm
Scam
Sniffer
reported
that
the
attacker
had
returned
more
than
$10
million
of
the
stolen
funds
as
of
July
15.
The
refund
On-chain
data
shows
that
the
attacker
began
attempts
to
refund
the
stolen
funds
on
July
6,
sending
an
on-message
that
stated:
“I
am
the
guy
who
took
your
money.
I
want
to
give
the
money
back.”
After
the
message,
the
attacker
transferred
around
$9.3
million
worth
of
DAI
stablecoins
to
the
victim
in
two
transactions,
per
Etherscan
data.
On
July
15,
the
attacker
refunded
an
additional
$1
million
of
the
stolen
funds,
bringing
the
total
refund
to
$10.3
million
as
of
press
time.
Notably,
the
victim
confirmed
receipt
of
these
transfers,
saying:
“Acknowledging
that
10.3M
DAI
has
already
been
returned
to
this
address.
Thank
you
for
wanting
to
give
the
money
back.
Please
send
the
remainder
back
to
this
address.”
On
July
16,
the
attacker
promised
to
refund
the
balance
but
said
they
would
like
to
talk
with
the
victim
privately.
The
victim
subsequently
set
up
a
Telegram
Group,
but
it
was
unclear
if
they
had
reached
an
understanding
about
the
balance
as
of
press
time.
Meanwhile,
this
is
not
the
first
time
Hackers
have
stolen
and
returned
their
loot
after
negotiating
with
their
victims
via
blockchain
messages.
However,
the
reason
for
this
particular
refund
is
unclear,
as
the
attack
happened
about
10
months
ago.
Phishing
attacks
remain
a
major
pain
point
for
crypto
users
as
malicious
players
tend
to
impersonate
legitimate
accounts
on
social
media
platforms
like
X
(formerly
Twitter)
to
defraud
their
victims.
Scam
Sniffer
reported
that
these
attacks
resulted
in
a
loss
of
around
$341
million
during
the
first
six
months
of
this
year,
surpassing
the
total
$295
million
stolen
in
2023.
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Author: Oluwapelumi Adejumo
