Scammers Drain $59 Million from Crypto Wallets Using "MS Drainer
Scammers have reportedly used a wallet draining service called "MS Drainer" to steal around $59 million in cryptocurrency from victims over the past nine months, according to a report by Scam Sniffer. The scammers targeted victims with fake versions of popular crypto sites using Google Ads. Wallet drainers are blockchain protocols that allow scammers to transfer crypto from victims to the attacker without their consent. In exchange for using the drainer software, developers charge a percentage of the profit, which is enforced through smart contracts. The scammers also used regional targeting and page-switching tactics to bypass ad audits and fool Google's users into thinking links led to official websites. The investigation revealed that a total of 10,072 fake sites used MS Drainer, and it drained almost $59 million worth of crypto from over 63,000 victims. The developer of the drainer employed an unusual marketing strategy, selling it for a flat fee of $1,499.99 on forums.