In a twist that reads like a cyber-thriller, a hacker who orchestrated one of the most cunning trap link attacks in the crypto realm recently made an unexpected gesture of restitution. On a fateful Friday, the digital bandit returned a staggering $14 million to a crypto investor who had fallen victim to a $71 million heist involving 1155 WBTC.

Here’s the backstory that’s got the crypto community buzzing: The trap was set, a digital snare laid out for the unwary in the treacherous jungle of the cryptocurrency world, where such schemes are becoming increasingly prevalent. Our story’s protagonist, the unsuspecting investor, intended to transfer 1155 WBTC to a self-created address. This address, however, was not as private as thought; it was exposed in the transaction history after a mere 0.05 ETH transfer.

Enter the antagonist, the hacker, lurking in the shadows, who crafted a doppelgänger address, mimicking the first and last characters of the original. The hacker’s sleight of hand didn’t end there; they also made a minuscule ETH transfer to the investor’s account, ensuring their counterfeit address would appear in the transaction history.

The trap was sprung. The investor, caught off guard by the familiar-looking address, inadvertently sent all their WBTC to the hacker’s address, a near-clone of the intended destination. A costly oversight, as a thorough check of the address characters would have unveiled the ruse. This copy/paste blunder resulted in a jaw-dropping loss of $71 million.

In a surprising turn of events, the hacker sent back 4676 ETH in increments to the defrauded investor—a partial refund but a consolation nonetheless. The crypto world is left reeling from this saga, a cautionary tale of vigilance in a realm where fortunes can be made or lost in a click.

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