"Phishing Scammer Monkey Drainer Has Pilfered as Much as $1M in ETH"

A phishing scammer using the alias Monkey Drainer allegedly stole around $1 million in ETH through copycat Non-Fungible Token (NFT) minting websites. ZachXBT, a well-known blockchain detective, was among the first to track and highlight the activity. The two biggest victims were 0x02a and 0x626, who lost $370k after signing transactions on malicious phishing sites. Longer term, the blockchain scam investigator claims that Monkey Drainer has allegedly stolen more than $3.5 million from their schemes, with that number rapidly growing by the day. Phishing scams often involve criminals sharing links to websites impersonating real projects or companies in order to trick victims into handing over private information. Four addresses have been flagged as being related to Monkey Drainer. When these addresses are searched on the blockchain community-driven Web3 security network Chainabuse, a long list of reports relating to airdrop scams, NFT scams, and phishing attacks appears. Airdrop scams via the Astrobot Society discord channel, a Fake Wolf Game and Bored Ape Yacht Club marketplace, and a fake Aptos Airdrop are among the reported incidents. Wallet Guard also revealed that it had recently discovered several other mint sites with Monkey Drainer on the backend, including a fake Garbage Friends whitelist link that was a phishing website. This article continues to discuss the theft of $1 million worth of cryptocurrency by the phishing scammer Monkey Drainer.  

Cointelegraph reports "Phishing Scammer Monkey Drainer Has Pilfered as Much as $1M in ETH"