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{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/trustwallettwitterphishingattack@dafimaniac0.php}} | {{Imported Case Study 2|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/trustwallettwitterphishingattack@dafimaniac0.php}} | ||
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[[File:Trustwallet.jpg|thumb|TrustWallet]]Twitter user @ | [[File:Trustwallet.jpg|thumb|TrustWallet]]Twitter user @dafimaniac0 reports that they lost $90,689.000248 USDT and $154,807.136786 USDC in a phishing attack with transactions appearing on July 19th, 2021. While the original tweets are long gone, the transactions remain permanently on the blockchain. It doesn't appear that any of their several tweets at the time received any response. | ||
This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. | This is a global/international case not involving a specific country.<ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-9989" /><ref name="tronscan-9990" /><ref name="etherscan-9991" /><ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-9992" /><ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-9993" /><ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-9994" /><ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-9995" /><ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-9996" /><ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-9997" /><ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-9998" /><ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-9999" /><ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-10000" /><ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-10001" /><ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-10002" /><ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-10003" /><ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-10004" /><ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-10005" /><ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-10006" /><ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-10007" /><ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-10008" /><ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-10009" /><ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-10010" /><ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-10011" /><ref name="nehar98004383twitter-10012" /><ref name="kfrazinetwitter-10013" /><ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-10014" /><ref name="trustwallet-10015" /> | ||
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== About TrustWallet == | == About TrustWallet == | ||
"The most trusted & secure crypto wallet. Buy, store, collect NFTs, exchange & earn crypto. Join 25 million+ people using Trust Wallet." | |||
"I got hacked (phishing ?) 250k few days ago FROM @AtomicWallet AND @TrustWalletApp and these are the transaction. [Can anyone] help me if I have chances to recover it? I'M DEVASTED." "Any tip what should I do?" | "I got hacked (phishing ?) 250k few days ago FROM @AtomicWallet AND @TrustWalletApp and these are the transaction. [Can anyone] help me if I have chances to recover it? I'M DEVASTED." "Any tip what should I do?" | ||
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|July 19th, 2021 1:44:06 AM MDT | |July 19th, 2021 1:44:06 AM MDT | ||
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== Technical Details == | |||
This section includes specific detailed technical analysis of any security breaches which happened. What specific software vulnerabilities contributed to the problem and how were they exploited? | |||
== Total Amount Lost == | == Total Amount Lost == | ||
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== Immediate Reactions == | == Immediate Reactions == | ||
How did the various parties involved (firm, platform, management, and/or affected individual(s)) deal with the events? Were services shut down? Were announcements made? Were groups formed? | How did the various parties involved (firm, platform, management, and/or affected individual(s)) deal with the events? Were services shut down? Were announcements made? Were groups formed? | ||
== Ultimate Outcome == | == Ultimate Outcome == | ||
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== Ongoing Developments == | == Ongoing Developments == | ||
What parts of this case are still remaining to be concluded? | What parts of this case are still remaining to be concluded? | ||
== General Prevention Policies == | |||
== Prevention Policies == | |||
It appears that the wallet worked on the basis of requesting a seed phrase. When installing a new wallet, it is important to ensure that the wallet comes from an official source. As even official sources could be tampered with, it is best practice to use a wallet with a smaller amount of money initially, and to keep the majority of funds fully offline whenever possible. Using hardware wallets or multi-signature setups can further reduce the risk. With a hardware wallet, the seed phrase should only be entered in separate hardware, which is significantly more expensive and difficult to tamper with or forge. With a multi-signature setup, you can use a combination of different wallets that all must sign a transaction, meaning that all keys would need to be breached simultaneously to perform an attack. | It appears that the wallet worked on the basis of requesting a seed phrase. When installing a new wallet, it is important to ensure that the wallet comes from an official source. As even official sources could be tampered with, it is best practice to use a wallet with a smaller amount of money initially, and to keep the majority of funds fully offline whenever possible. Using hardware wallets or multi-signature setups can further reduce the risk. With a hardware wallet, the seed phrase should only be entered in separate hardware, which is significantly more expensive and difficult to tamper with or forge. With a multi-signature setup, you can use a combination of different wallets that all must sign a transaction, meaning that all keys would need to be breached simultaneously to perform an attack. | ||
Once an attack has happened, it is important that the wallet addresses get flagged as soon as possible, so funds can be returned if the thief decides to cash them out through a compliant exchange. Filing a police report is important as most exchanges will only freeze and return funds at the request of law enforcement. | Once an attack has happened, it is important that the wallet addresses get flagged as soon as possible, so funds can be returned if the thief decides to cash them out through a compliant exchange. Filing a police report is important as most exchanges will only freeze and return funds at the request of law enforcement. | ||
== Individual Prevention Policies == | |||
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== Platform Prevention Policies == | |||
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== Regulatory Prevention Policies == | |||
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== References == | == References == | ||
<references> | <references><ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-9989">[https://twitter.com/dafimaniac0/status/1418143688346247168 @dafimaniac0 Twitter] (Jul 23, 2022)</ref> | ||
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<ref name="tronscan-9990">[https://tronscan.org/#/transaction/283a766128528f113c9c26f8a4de618a2c6f12c24c050de8a9f746f0839e1487 | <ref name="tronscan-9990">[https://tronscan.org/#/transaction/283a766128528f113c9c26f8a4de618a2c6f12c24c050de8a9f746f0839e1487 TRONSCAN | TRON BlockChain Explorer | 波场区块链浏览器] (Dec 12, 2022)</ref> | ||
<ref name="etherscan-9991">[https://etherscan.io/tx/0x5d67f69f296f38e7391c4667a7eb62b50eaaee37b8434406ccd3e86bf223bf1d Transaction | |||
<ref name=" | <ref name="etherscan-9991">[https://etherscan.io/tx/0x5d67f69f296f38e7391c4667a7eb62b50eaaee37b8434406ccd3e86bf223bf1d Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan] (Dec 12, 2022)</ref> | ||
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<ref name=" | <ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-9992">[https://twitter.com/dafimaniac0/status/1418289235589844992 @dafimaniac0 Twitter] (Dec 12, 2022)</ref> | ||
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<ref name=" | <ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-9993">[https://twitter.com/dafimaniac0/status/1418244690894262275 @dafimaniac0 Twitter] (Dec 12, 2022)</ref> | ||
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<ref name=" | <ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-9994">[https://twitter.com/dafimaniac0/status/1418172764033269760 @dafimaniac0 Twitter] (Dec 12, 2022)</ref> | ||
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<ref name=" | <ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-9995">[https://twitter.com/dafimaniac0/status/1418170912659103744 @dafimaniac0 Twitter] (Dec 12, 2022)</ref> | ||
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<ref name=" | <ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-9996">[https://twitter.com/dafimaniac0/status/1418143647917350914 @dafimaniac0 Twitter] (Dec 12, 2022)</ref> | ||
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<ref name=" | <ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-9997">[https://twitter.com/dafimaniac0/status/1418143609237430276 @dafimaniac0 Twitter] (Dec 12, 2022)</ref> | ||
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<ref name=" | <ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-9998">[https://twitter.com/dafimaniac0/status/1418141826905739267 @dafimaniac0 Twitter] (Dec 12, 2022)</ref> | ||
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<ref name=" | <ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-9999">[https://twitter.com/dafimaniac0/status/1418137947895963648 @dafimaniac0 Twitter] (Dec 12, 2022)</ref> | ||
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<ref name=" | <ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-10000">[https://twitter.com/dafimaniac0/status/1418137754446270466 @dafimaniac0 Twitter] (Dec 12, 2022)</ref> | ||
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<ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-10001">[https://twitter.com/dafimaniac0/status/1418134428086321155 @dafimaniac0 Twitter] (Dec 12, 2022)</ref> | |||
<ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-10002">[https://twitter.com/dafimaniac0/status/1418127228672557058 @dafimaniac0 Twitter] (Dec 12, 2022)</ref> | |||
<ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-10003">[https://twitter.com/dafimaniac0/status/1418127027178192898 @dafimaniac0 Twitter] (Dec 12, 2022)</ref> | |||
<ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-10004">[https://twitter.com/dafimaniac0/status/1418117534256140296 @dafimaniac0 Twitter] (Dec 12, 2022)</ref> | |||
<ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-10005">[https://twitter.com/dafimaniac0/status/1418116855391309825 @dafimaniac0 Twitter] (Dec 12, 2022)</ref> | |||
<ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-10006">[https://twitter.com/dafimaniac0/status/1418115706630156292 @dafimaniac0 Twitter] (Dec 12, 2022)</ref> | |||
<ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-10007">[https://twitter.com/dafimaniac0/status/1418115674283589632 @dafimaniac0 Twitter] (Dec 12, 2022)</ref> | |||
<ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-10008">[https://twitter.com/dafimaniac0/status/1418115644558647296 @dafimaniac0 Twitter] (Dec 12, 2022)</ref> | |||
<ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-10009">[https://twitter.com/dafimaniac0/status/1418114728803643392 @dafimaniac0 Twitter] (Dec 12, 2022)</ref> | |||
<ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-10010">[https://twitter.com/dafimaniac0/status/1418108238273318914 @dafimaniac0 Twitter] (Dec 12, 2022)</ref> | |||
<ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-10011">[https://twitter.com/dafimaniac0/status/1418107298002636801 @dafimaniac0 Twitter] (Dec 12, 2022)</ref> | |||
<ref name="nehar98004383twitter-10012">[https://twitter.com/Nehar98004383 @Nehar98004383 Twitter] (Dec 13, 2022)</ref> | <ref name="nehar98004383twitter-10012">[https://twitter.com/Nehar98004383 @Nehar98004383 Twitter] (Dec 13, 2022)</ref> | ||
<ref name="kfrazinetwitter-10013">[https://twitter.com/kfrazine/status/1417225262304043013 @kfrazine Twitter] (Dec 13, 2022)</ref> | <ref name="kfrazinetwitter-10013">[https://twitter.com/kfrazine/status/1417225262304043013 @kfrazine Twitter] (Dec 13, 2022)</ref> | ||
<ref name=" | |||
<ref name="trustwallet-10015">[https://trustwallet.com/ Best Cryptocurrency Wallet | Ethereum Wallet | ERC20 Wallet | Trust Wallet] (Dec 13, 2022)</ref> | <ref name="dafimaniac0twitter-10014">[https://twitter.com/dafimaniac0/status/1418144591321223168 @dafimaniac0 Twitter] (Dec 13, 2022)</ref> | ||
</references> | |||
<ref name="trustwallet-10015">[https://trustwallet.com/ Best Cryptocurrency Wallet | Ethereum Wallet | ERC20 Wallet | Trust Wallet] (Dec 13, 2022)</ref></references> | |||
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Twitter user @dafimaniac0 reports that they lost $90,689.000248 USDT and $154,807.136786 USDC in a phishing attack with transactions appearing on July 19th, 2021. While the original tweets are long gone, the transactions remain permanently on the blockchain. It doesn't appear that any of their several tweets at the time received any response.
This is a global/international case not involving a specific country.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]
About TrustWallet
"The most trusted & secure crypto wallet. Buy, store, collect NFTs, exchange & earn crypto. Join 25 million+ people using Trust Wallet."
"I got hacked (phishing ?) 250k few days ago FROM @AtomicWallet AND @TrustWalletApp and these are the transaction. [Can anyone] help me if I have chances to recover it? I'M DEVASTED." "Any tip what should I do?"
"It is not verified, not offical from @TrustWalletApp and they ask money. So probably is your the scammer. People report this NEHAR profile." "[Y]a [I] just figgered out that the 3 that are trying to Force me to click the link and give the seeds... are all trying to trick me.. 0 following 168 followers.. .. X 2 of them... man .... they are convincing."
This is a global/international case not involving a specific country.
The background of the exchange platform, service, or individuals involved, as it would have been seen or understood at the time of the events.
Include:
- Known history of when and how the service was started.
- What problems does the company or service claim to solve?
- What marketing materials were used by the firm or business?
- Audits performed, and excerpts that may have been included.
- Business registration documents shown (fake or legitimate).
- How were people recruited to participate?
- Public warnings and announcements prior to the event.
Don't Include:
- Any wording which directly states or implies that the business is/was illegitimate, or that a vulnerability existed.
- Anything that wasn't reasonably knowable at the time of the event.
There could be more than one section here. If the same platform is involved with multiple incidents, then it can be linked to a main article page.
The Reality
This sections is included if a case involved deception or information that was unknown at the time. Examples include:
- When the service was actually started (if different than the "official story").
- Who actually ran a service and their own personal history.
- How the service was structured behind the scenes. (For example, there was no "trading bot".)
- Details of what audits reported and how vulnerabilities were missed during auditing.
What Happened
The specific events of the loss and how it came about. What actually happened to cause the loss and some of the events leading up to it.
| Date | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| July 19th, 2021 1:44:06 AM MDT | Main Event | Expand this into a brief description of what happened and the impact. If multiple lines are necessary, add them here. |
Technical Details
This section includes specific detailed technical analysis of any security breaches which happened. What specific software vulnerabilities contributed to the problem and how were they exploited?
Total Amount Lost
The total amount lost has been estimated at $245,000 USD.
How much was lost and how was it calculated? If there are conflicting reports, which are accurate and where does the discrepancy lie?
Immediate Reactions
How did the various parties involved (firm, platform, management, and/or affected individual(s)) deal with the events? Were services shut down? Were announcements made? Were groups formed?
Ultimate Outcome
What was the end result? Was any investigation done? Were any individuals prosecuted? Was there a lawsuit? Was any tracing done?
Total Amount Recovered
There do not appear to have been any funds recovered in this case.
What funds were recovered? What funds were reimbursed for those affected users?
Ongoing Developments
What parts of this case are still remaining to be concluded?
General Prevention Policies
It appears that the wallet worked on the basis of requesting a seed phrase. When installing a new wallet, it is important to ensure that the wallet comes from an official source. As even official sources could be tampered with, it is best practice to use a wallet with a smaller amount of money initially, and to keep the majority of funds fully offline whenever possible. Using hardware wallets or multi-signature setups can further reduce the risk. With a hardware wallet, the seed phrase should only be entered in separate hardware, which is significantly more expensive and difficult to tamper with or forge. With a multi-signature setup, you can use a combination of different wallets that all must sign a transaction, meaning that all keys would need to be breached simultaneously to perform an attack.
Once an attack has happened, it is important that the wallet addresses get flagged as soon as possible, so funds can be returned if the thief decides to cash them out through a compliant exchange. Filing a police report is important as most exchanges will only freeze and return funds at the request of law enforcement.
Individual Prevention Policies
No specific policies for individual prevention have yet been identified in this case.
For the full list of how to protect your funds as an individual, check our Prevention Policies for Individuals guide.
Platform Prevention Policies
Policies for platforms to take to prevent this situation have not yet been selected in this case.
For the full list of how to protect your funds as a financial service, check our Prevention Policies for Platforms guide.
Regulatory Prevention Policies
No specific regulatory policies have yet been identified in this case.
For the full list of regulatory policies that can prevent loss, check our Prevention Policies for Regulators guide.
References
- ↑ @dafimaniac0 Twitter (Jul 23, 2022)
- ↑ TRONSCAN | TRON BlockChain Explorer | 波场区块链浏览器 (Dec 12, 2022)
- ↑ Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan (Dec 12, 2022)
- ↑ @dafimaniac0 Twitter (Dec 12, 2022)
- ↑ @dafimaniac0 Twitter (Dec 12, 2022)
- ↑ @dafimaniac0 Twitter (Dec 12, 2022)
- ↑ @dafimaniac0 Twitter (Dec 12, 2022)
- ↑ @dafimaniac0 Twitter (Dec 12, 2022)
- ↑ @dafimaniac0 Twitter (Dec 12, 2022)
- ↑ @dafimaniac0 Twitter (Dec 12, 2022)
- ↑ @dafimaniac0 Twitter (Dec 12, 2022)
- ↑ @dafimaniac0 Twitter (Dec 12, 2022)
- ↑ @dafimaniac0 Twitter (Dec 12, 2022)
- ↑ @dafimaniac0 Twitter (Dec 12, 2022)
- ↑ @dafimaniac0 Twitter (Dec 12, 2022)
- ↑ @dafimaniac0 Twitter (Dec 12, 2022)
- ↑ @dafimaniac0 Twitter (Dec 12, 2022)
- ↑ @dafimaniac0 Twitter (Dec 12, 2022)
- ↑ @dafimaniac0 Twitter (Dec 12, 2022)
- ↑ @dafimaniac0 Twitter (Dec 12, 2022)
- ↑ @dafimaniac0 Twitter (Dec 12, 2022)
- ↑ @dafimaniac0 Twitter (Dec 12, 2022)
- ↑ @dafimaniac0 Twitter (Dec 12, 2022)
- ↑ @Nehar98004383 Twitter (Dec 13, 2022)
- ↑ @kfrazine Twitter (Dec 13, 2022)
- ↑ @dafimaniac0 Twitter (Dec 13, 2022)
- ↑ Best Cryptocurrency Wallet | Ethereum Wallet | ERC20 Wallet | Trust Wallet (Dec 13, 2022)