Last night around 10:17 PM, I narrowly escaped a potentially devastating loss of $35k worth of BNB. It would have been a gargantuan loss if I wasn’t careful.
Here's what happened:
I needed to send funds to a friend who copied his wallet address from MetaMask BEP 20 chain. Unfortunately, his computer clipboard had been invaded by a virus called crypto shuffle 😱
Read more about crypto shuffle here:
rb.gy/unxps as published by
@Cointelegraph
The wallet address he copied was completely different from the wallet address sent to me.
As a usual practice, whenever I want to transact a huge sum of cryptocurrency, I ensure I send or request a smaller amount first. This is a recommended security check.
When I tried sending $1 to the wallet address provided and carefully reviewed the transaction, I discovered that there was a wallet security breach and that saved me from what would have been a fatal accident.
Let me also thank
@binance and
@TrustWallet for the advanced security features deployed on the Trust Wallet application.
Remember, it's crucial to stay vigilant and cautious when initiating a cryptocurrency transaction.
TIPS:
📌 Double-check wallet addresses
📌 Use reputable wallets like Trust Wallet
📌 Enable security notifications
God no go shame us ooo.