Someone Lost Millions Trying to Claim $2K Crypto Airdrop
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Scam centered on Uniswap, a decentralized crypto exchange where people trade altcoins like shiba inu and avalanche. A few traders took the bait, connecting their wallets to a dodgy website. Over $6.5 million was drained from one wallet, $3.96 million in bitcoin and ether. The scam was first reported as a hack, before it was discovered to be a socially engineered scam. The company said there was no exploit and that it will never airdrop users without notice on multiple official channels. The attack cost the scammers $9,042 (8.5 ether), according to blockchain security researcher Harry Denley. In April, Bored Ape Yacht Club owners received $100,000 for every ape NFT they owned Source