PANews reported on February 19th, citing Cointelegraph and @web3_antvirus, that an address poisoning scam resulted in a victim losing $599,000 USDT. The victim PANews reported on February 19th, citing Cointelegraph and @web3_antvirus, that an address poisoning scam resulted in a victim losing $599,000 USDT. The victim

A case of address poisoning scam resulted in a victim losing $599,000 USDT.

2026/02/19 19:23
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PANews reported on February 19th, citing Cointelegraph and @web3_antvirus, that an address poisoning scam resulted in a victim losing $599,000 USDT. The victim sent funds to a fake address copied from transaction records. The attacker implanted the fake address with a small transfer, mixing it with legitimate transaction records. The victim then copied the address and sent funds to the attacker.

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