Dusting Attacks Return With Legal Spin

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Dusting attacks have been rare in recent years, but Salomon Brothers’ “revival” just used the tactic on a massive scale.

Messages targeted wallets with 2.33M BTC total.

The firm claims this is to “secure abandoned wallets” and prevent government crackdowns.

Strategy aims to set a legal precedent treating unclaimed Bitcoin like property under abandoned asset laws.

Analysts say the chance of success is nearly zero.

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Any large-scale BTC claim like this faces legal chaos. Ownership verification in crypto is almost impossible to prove retroactively.

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Users should stay cautious. Even tiny transactions can be used to expose wallets — privacy tools are more essential than ever.