- Amount Lost: $949,000.00
- Funds Returned: $0.00
- Category: Other
- Date: 2018-12-27
The hacker setup a whole bunch of malicious servers.
The hacker's wallet:
https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/1MkM9Q6xo5AHZkLv2sTGLYb3zVreE6wBkj
If someone's Electrum Wallet connected to one of those servers and tried to send a BTC transaction, they would see an official-looking message telling them to update their Electrum Wallet, along with a scam URL:
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/29142493/50359293-8780b500-055c-11e9-8cfd-83b342edeffb.png
"There is an ongoing phishing attack against Electrum users. Our official website is https://electrum.org Do not download Electrum from any other source." - Electrum stated.
Proof Links: