On May 22, 2026, at approximately 02:55 PM UTC, we lost around $3,565 in cryptocurrency after interacting with a phishing website disguised as a wallet verification page.

What made this incident especially difficult is that the link came from someone we had known and trusted for years. Because of that trust, we didn’t suspect malicious intent and proceeded with the so-called “verification” process.

Immediately afterward, our wallet funds were transferred out without authorization.

After realizing what happened, we began investigating the phishing site ourselves and discovered malicious JavaScript code embedded in the page. The code contained wallet addresses and operational details connected to the transaction flow. By tracing the transactions on-chain, we found multiple linked wallets and patterns suggesting this may be part of a larger organized phishing operation targeting crypto users.

Some of the wallet addresses connected to the incident:

– Drain destination wallet:

“0x6bF57e5875167d57d4A867dE03f567e39F4894f3”

– First transfer address:

“0x8cA60a0874b1a9cf52c9618202a6E9810102a30c”

– Second transfer address:

“0x43Fd8Fdbc3B93D5590d63a606198591DbE8ad167”

Relevant transaction hash:

“0xb9a1a9468bb4c02037a60140eef31b6fdce807dd849427f14aab18694e0c8f01”

Additional transaction:

“0x55eff7e5331743ac281a356dab4657ed9e7a85c2364d8c7dab83e4c19a61d8fc”

Another connected wallet:

“0x37af1fa26756749f922c78ff1c11c737f1d79126”

We also identified malicious code within the phishing site:

Google Drive evidence archive:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q9jcMYKkmB0QHd_s7TJaaAyAE0-OyDXh/view

We are sharing this primarily for awareness and to help others avoid similar attacks. If you receive wallet verification links — even from people you know personally — do not connect your wallet or sign transactions unless you fully verify the source independently.

This post is not intended to make legal accusations. We are simply documenting the evidence we found during our investigation and encouraging anyone with relevant information or similar experiences to come forward.

Please stay safe and double-check everything in crypto.

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