đ„¶ One Wrong Copy⊠$12.4 Million Vanished
Yes â this actually happened. And honestly, itâs painful to read.
A crypto user made a mistake that cost 4,556 ETH (around $12.4 million).
No hack.
No smart-contract bug.
No exploit.
Just one small copy-paste error.
What really went wrong? đ
The wallet (0xd674âŠ) frequently sent ETH to Galaxy Digital, always using the same deposit address. This predictable habit didnât go unnoticed.
An attacker spotted the pattern and played a dangerous psychological game.
They created a look-alike Ethereum address â same starting characters, same ending characters â nearly impossible to notice at a glance. Then they sent tiny dust transactions to the victimâs wallet, carefully planting that fake address into the transaction history.
Hours later⊠disaster struck đ«
When the victim went to deposit ETH again, they didnât manually paste the address. Instead, they copied it directly from transaction history â assuming it was Galaxyâs address.
It wasnât.
One click later, 4,556 ETH was sent straight to the attackerâs wallet.
No warnings.
No reversals.
No second chances.
On-chain transactions donât care about intention â only precision.
Addresses involved:
Victim wallet: 0xd6741220a947941bF290799811FcDCeA8AE4A7Da
Real Galaxy address: 0x6D90CC8Ce83B6D0ACf634ED45d4bCc37eDdD2E48
Attackerâs fake address: 0x6d908Bb7F81454d378194FF0E9f471334e592E48
The brutal lesson đ§
Blockchain doesnât forgive mistakes.
Never copy deposit addresses from transaction history.
Always verify every character, not just the first and last few.
Saving 5 seconds can sometimes cost millions.
Stay sharp. Stay paranoid.
Crypto rewards precision â and punishes carelessness.