Ethereum Test Payment Draws $4.6M Scam Attempt

TLDR An Ethereum wallet dating to 2015 transferred approximately $4.6 million after more than a decade without outgoing transactions. The wallet attracted suspicious transfers within three minutes of sending a 0.05 ETH test payment. Two lookalike addresses attempted to imitate the legitimate recipient through address poisoning. One suspicious address reportedly sent 43 small transfers to the wallet. The wallet transferred 2,154.94 ETH to its original test recipient despite the attempted deception. An Ethereum wallet dating to 2015 moved approximately $4.6 million despite an address-poisoning attempt on Monday. The attempted deception followed a small test payment, exposing a weakness in routine transfer checks. CoinDesk identified the wallet as 0x7dDd…59Bc, first funded in Ethereum’s July 2015 genesis block.

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