Notorious phishing group Angel Drainer has managed to siphon over $400,000 from over 128 crypto wallets by deploying a malicious Safe vault contract.
This latest attack vector exploited Etherscan’s verification tool, using it to hide the malicious nature of the contract.
Phishing Group Angel Drainer Targets Users
The attack was highlighted by blockchain security firm Blockaid, which shed light on the attack and revealed its nature and ramifications. The attack began on the 12th of February when Angel Drainer deployed a malicious Safe (formerly Gnosis Safe) vault contract. This allowed it to target 128 unsuspecting users who had signed a Permit2 transaction. This led to a total of $403,000 being stolen from these users.
“Today, our researchers discovered yet another emerging attack vector from the Angel Drainer group — this time phishing users and leading them to a single Safe Vault contract where 128 wallets have been drained of $403k+ so far. All Blockaid-protected users
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