Address Poisoning: The Scam That Targets Muscle Memory

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Address poisoning is one of the most dangerous crypto scams precisely because it looks harmless. Attackers send tiny transactions from wallets that share the same first and last characters as a legitimate address, quietly inserting them into a user’s history.

Even experienced users can be fooled. Security researcher Cos from SlowMist noted the similarity in this case was subtle but convincing. The victim’s wallet had been active for two years and was primarily used for USDT — proof that experience alone doesn’t guarantee safety.

This attack didn’t break any systems. It broke human attention. And that’s why it keeps working.

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Damn address poisoning sounds terrifying even for vets lol