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    Home » News » The Clipboard Hacker Strikes Again: NFT Newbie Robbed by Crypto Scam

    The Clipboard Hacker Strikes Again: NFT Newbie Robbed by Crypto Scam

    By TheoFebruary 10, 2022Updated:September 21, 20223 Mins Read

    The Clipboard Hacker continues its rampage to victimize unsuspecting newbies and even crypto and NFT veterans! This is alarming because this scheme proves that hackers are getting more innovative than ever with how they target users and wallets. Nowadays, the attacks are a mix of social engineering and technical sophistication.

    Clipboard Hacker Strikes Again
    The Clipboard Hacker is proving to be a big turn-off to NFT newbies and beginners! Credit: Coin Insider

    How the Clipboard Hacker Operates

    Akshay Upadhya, a photographer and NFT newbie, shared his unfortunate experience on Twitter. He admitted that he was reluctant to enter the NFT space primarily because of a lack of knowledge and fear of scams. So over the past couple of weeks, he has been listening to people in the NFT space and really loved how the community is holding up. Hence, he finally decided to give it a try.
    He approached things carefully and conservatively. Learning from all the experts and thought leaders, he started his NFT journey by creating a new metamask wallet about two weeks ago with no real currency in it. Then, he made sure to use a separate browser exclusively for this purpose and secured his seed phrase by not making it accessible anywhere digitally. In addition, he was on high alert to never click any suspicious links at all.
    Unfortunately, hackers still found a way to victimize him despite all the precautions. He narrated:
    Finally today I was ready to mint my first ever collection. I was going to transfer eth worth 120$ to my wallet. Here’s what I did: Copy my wallet address, paste the address to transfer to from the exchange and confirm transaction. I never received the amount in my wallet.
    To his horror, the address the currency was transferred to wasn’t his at all. It is a different crypto wallet address with barely a few characters different from the correct wallet address.

    What Happened?

    Basically, malware facilitated the hack. It is an extension scam that can read and change data on the page. Then, it replaces addresses with the hacker’s address when copying and pasting the data.

    To prevent similar incidents, you need to manually go through the wallet address even after copying and pasting it. Always check the beginning and end to ensure that you copied it correctly and there are no missing letters. Furthermore, if you have the means, it’s best to have a separate computer strictly for wallets. In Akshay Upadhya‘s case, chances are he unknowingly downloaded malicious extensions and malware.

    For more tips, you can check out our full guide about NFT Scams: and how to keep your crypto safe and protect your NFT.

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