Hackers Drained $4.17 Million From Solana Wallet: Scam Sniffer

• Scam Sniffer has identified two significant Solana wallet drainers responsible for a $4.17 million heist.
• The security firm said phishing attacks on Solana often involves direct transfers, exploiting weaknesses.
• Scam Sniffer has also identified a phishing campaign on privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo.

Blockchain forensics firm, Scam Sniffer, has identified two major “sophisticated Solana wallet drainers.” 

Over the past month, these malicious actors have stolen $4.17 million from 3,947 users.

According to Scam Sniffer, Solana phishing often involves direct transfers, exploiting weaknesses in transaction simulations.

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Solana Wallet Gets Drained

Rainbow Drainer, discovered by Scam Sniffer on December 16, 2023, during an airdrop phishing incident, has stolen $2.14 million from 2,189 users. 

The phishing scheme involved a fake NFT<NFT airdrop where victims unwittingly signed a malicious contract, resulting in the theft of their assets.

The bad actor pilfered $464,817 in BONK, $173,382in ZERO, $165,932 in USDT, and $93,266 in USDC.

Moreover, a second drainer, the Node Drainer, began its operations through a Christmas phishing campaign. The malicious entity stole over $2 million from 1,762 users within two weeks.

“One address associated with Node Drainer converted stolen USDC to ETH via AllBridge, making over $1 million in profit,” Scam Sniffer said.

A link associated with Node Drainer was also found in a hack conducted by Mandiant. On December 25, 2023, alone, Node Drainer stole $638,644 in ANALOS tokens, $325,432 in BONK, and $93,987 in SILLY.

Usually, drainers use airdrops on phishing sites to lure unsuspecting users, who, upon entering the site, encounter a simulated failure message, leading them to confirm a transaction without visible details. 

This deceptive tactic results in users losing their assets to theft.

Last year, these wallet drainers stole nearly $300 million from about 324,000 victims.

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More Crypto Phishing Scams

Meanwhile, according to Scam Sniffer, DuckDuckGo, a privacy-focused web browser, is being used to perpetuate a phishing scam. 

The security firm said an unnamed individual lost $12,000 to a deceptive 1inch scam advertisement on the platform.

We've also received reports of a victim losing $12,000 by clicking on a fake @1inch scam ad on DuckDuckGo. https://t.co/9S0YD31Ork

— Scam Sniffer | Web3 Anti-Scam (@realScamSniffer) January 13, 2024