Coin Edition -
- Yyctrader falls victim to a phishing scam, losing 22 ETH via Friend.tech Wallet.
- The stolen funds are transferred through Orbiter, a cross-chain bridge and deposited on Binance.
- Yyctrader’s mistake was opening the malicious link in the same browser as his Friend.tech wallet.
Yyctrader, the head of news at a known crypto news agency, has become the latest victim of a crypto phishing scam orchestrated via the growing Social-Fi App Friend.tech, which saw his wallet emptied.
In a recent tweet, Yyctrader narrated the harrowing incident that left his crypto portfolio compromised, expressing deep regret for his mistakes. Specifically, Yyctrader disclosed that his Friend.tech wallet had fallen victim to a phishing scheme, losing his entire Friend.tech portfolio of 22 ETH worth $34,958.
My friendtech wallet was compromised through an elaborate phishing scam and my 22 ETH portfolio was nuked to 0