Jameson Lopp warned that Bitcoin wallets are increasingly targeted by "address poisoning" attacks, where attackers trick users into sending funds to malicious addresses that resemble legitimate ones

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​Jameson Lopp, co-founder and Chief Security Officer at Bitcoin custody firm Casa, has raised concerns about the increasing threat of "address poisoning" attacks targeting Bitcoin users. In these schemes, scammers create fraudulent Bitcoin addresses that closely resemble those in a victim's transaction history, often matching the first and last characters.

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Apr 6, 2025 - 12:00am