CRYPTO DRAINERS TRICK USERS INTO APPROVING THEFT
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Modern crypto drainers bypass wallet hacks entirely, instead using phishing and social engineering to trick users into authorizing malicious transactions. Security researchers have identified the Lucifer DaaS platform as a key tool enabling this scaled wallet theft.
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