Etherscan warns over surge in Ethereum address-poisoning

Address Poisoning Attacks Surged on Ethereum After Fusaka Upgrade

Address poisoning attacks are on the rise across the Ethereum network. The surge in address poisoning on Ethereum coincides with the Fusaka Upgrade. Users need to take conscious steps to avoid falling victim to address poisoning. The increasing frequency of address poisoning attacks on the Ethereum network has prompted Etherscan, a platform for equitable access to human-readable blockchain data, to educate crypto users about how to protect thems…

Ethereum Poisoning Attacks: How to Protect Yourself From Scammers

Avoiding questionable smart contracts and services might not be enough nowadays as wallet poisoning is becoming much more popular.

Etherscan: Ethereum Address Poisoning ‘Industrialized’ With 612% Surge In USDT Dust Transfers

Etherscan, the web-based blockchain explorer for the Ethereum network, has reported an industrialization of Ethereum address poisoning, a type of scam where attackers insert misleading addresses into a user’s transaction history to trick them into sending funds to fraudulent accounts.  According to the platform’s latest report, this activity has surged following the Fusaka upgrade on December 3, 2025, which lowered transaction costs across the E…

Critical Ethereum Security Warning: How Address Poisoning Targets Millions

Ethereum’s Layer 1 network is seeing a rise in address poisoning attacks, highlighted by analyst Ignas on March 12. Once considered a minor nuisance, these attacks are now industrialized, targeting users with automated, lookalike transactions. A study carried out in 2025 revealed that between July 2022 and June 2024, there were about 17 million poisoning attempts targeting 1.3 million users on Ethereum, with confirmed losses exceeding $79 millio…

Etherscan Issues Warning After User Hit With 89 Address-Poisoning Emails

TL;DR: Massive Attack: A user identified as Nima received 89 alert emails in less than 30 minutes after moving stablecoins on Ethereum. Million-Dollar Losses: So far in 2026, address poisoning scams have drained $62 million, including a single theft of $24 million. Technical Impact: The Fusaka upgrade in December 2025 reduced fees, causing USDT “dust” transfers to skyrocket by 612%. The block explorer Etherscan issued a red alert after detectin…