An r10.net user stated that the 126 thousand dollars he sent to his Metamask wallet disappeared in a short time. While the user shared his own theory of why the event occurred, different theories were also put forward about the event.
With the rise of cryptocurrencies, especially in the last two years, their popularity has also increased. Of course, this popularity comes with various fraud and theft methods brought. To date, we have seen many historical frauds made from cryptocurrencies and theft of users’ money. Today, a new one has been added among them.
A user named ‘hizlimakale’, who shared on r10.net, told about a theft that he experienced on the crypto money wallet application Metamask. The user can access Metamask, which he has been using for about a year, from his Binance account. that you sent 126 thousand dollars He stated that the money arrived without any problems. But money after he went to sleep he was no longer on his account.
Small transactions were made with the money in the account:
Seeing that all his money was lost, the user entered Bscscan and checked the transfers from his wallet. User, scammer’s value on account Between $60 and $200 He saw that he had done many transactions. As for these transactions, he did not receive any notification via Metamask. The user claimed that only the Metamask account he used with Pancakeswap was hacked.
So why did this event happen?
Stating that he has been in the IT industry for 14 years, the user said that he has not been infected with pirated software in any way, and that he did not log into fraudulent sites, and suggested that the situation may be due to security vulnerabilities in Pancakeswap or Metamask.
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Other internet users who saw the incident also argued that it could be user error. Metamask allows your cryptocurrency wallet to connect to websites. The user who lost 126 thousand dollars accidentally or unknowingly seized the crypto money wallets. scammers may have linked their website to their wallet, and finally, with the connection of the wallet, fraudsters also claimed that they accessed the wallet and emptied it.