An 11-year-old Ethereum wallet moves $4.6 million and narrowly escapes a hack attempt
Original headlineUn wallet Ethereum vieux de 11 ans déplace 4,6 millions de dollars et échappe de justesse à une tentative de hack
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An Ethereum wallet dormant since the network's 2015 launch moved $4.6 million in ETH after 11 years of inactivity, immediately drawing hacker attention. Attackers attempted address-poisoning attacks—sending transactions from lookalike addresses to trick the owner into copying a fraudulent destination—but the funds narrowly escaped being diverted. The wallet dates to Ethereum's early genesis-era supply, making its awakening a notable event for long-term holder watchers. Address poisoning has become a common threat for high-value wallets, exploiting copy-paste habits rather than private key compromise. What to watch next: whether the holder consolidates or stakes the funds, and whether the poisoning attempts escalate into a successful theft.
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