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Clipboard Hijacking

Malware that monitors your clipboard and replaces copied crypto addresses with the attacker's address.

Definition

Malware that monitors your clipboard and replaces copied crypto addresses with the attacker's address. You copy a friend's wallet address, but malware swaps it for the scammer's address before you paste it. Always double-check the first and last few characters of any address before sending crypto.

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Phishing

A social engineering attack where scammers create fake websites, emails, or messages that look legitimate to steal your credentials or trick you into signing malicious transactions.

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Software or hardware that stores your cryptocurrency private keys and lets you send and receive tokens.

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Holding your own private keys rather than trusting an exchange or service to hold them.

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A scam where attackers send tiny transactions from addresses that look similar to ones you've interacted with, hoping you'll accidentally copy the wrong address from your transaction history.

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