{"id":498824,"date":"2025-09-18T19:17:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T18:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=498824"},"modified":"2025-09-18T19:17:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T18:17:03","slug":"crypto-whale-loses-6m-to-sneaky-phishing-scheme-targeting-staked-ethereum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/crypto-whale-loses-6m-to-sneaky-phishing-scheme-targeting-staked-ethereum\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto whale loses $6M to sneaky phishing scheme targeting staked Ethereum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A crypto whale lost more than $6 million in staked <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/ethereum\/\">Ethereum<\/a> (stETH) and <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/aave\/\">Aave<\/a>-wrapped <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/bitcoin\/\">Bitcoin<\/a> (aEthWBTC) after approving malicious signatures in a phishing scheme on Sept. 18, according to blockchain security firm Scam Sniffer.<\/p>\n<p>According to the firm, the attackers disguised their move as a routine wallet confirmation through &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realScamSniffer\/status\/1968612905940901972\">Permit<\/a>&#8221; signatures, which tricked the victim into authorizing fund transfers without triggering obvious red flags.<\/p>\n<p>Yu Xian, founder of blockchain security company SlowMist, noted that the victim did not recognize the danger because the transaction required no gas fees. He wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;From the victim's perspective, he just clicked a few times to confirm the wallet's pop-up signature requests, didn't spend a single penny of gas, and $6.28 million was gone.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>How Permit exploits work<\/h2>\n<p>Permit approvals were originally designed to simplify token transfers. Instead of submitting an on-chain approval and paying fees, a user can sign an off-chain message authorizing a spender.<\/p>\n<p>That efficiency, however, has created a new attack surface for malicious players.<\/p>\n<p>Once a user signs such a permit, attackers can combine two functions\u2014Permit and TransferFrom\u2014to drain assets directly. Because the authorization takes place off-chain, wallet dashboards show no unusual activity until the funds move.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the assets are gone when the approval executes on-chain, and tokens are redirected to the attacker\u2019s wallet.<\/p>\n<p>This loophole has made permit exploits increasingly attractive for malicious actors, who can siphon millions without needing complex hacks or high-cost gas wars.<\/p>\n<h2>Phishing losses<\/h2>\n<p>The latest theft highlights a wider trend of escalating phishing campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>Scam Sniffer <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realScamSniffer\/status\/1964235400593178793\">reported<\/a> that in August alone, attackers stole $12.17 million from more than 15,200 victims. That figure represented a 72% jump in losses compared with July.<\/p>\n<p>According to the firm, the most significant share of August\u2019s damages came from three large accounts that accounted for nearly half of the total. This included one wallet that lost $3.08 million in a single exploit.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the firm attributed the surge in losses to a rise in <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/crypto-investor-loses-1m-in-uniswap-scam-exploiting-ethereums-eip-7702\/\">EIP-7702 batch-signature scams<\/a> and direct transfers to malicious contracts.<\/p>\n<p>Considering this, security experts have urged crypto users to be cautious when interacting with wallet requests and refuse demands that grant\u00a0unlimited permissions to their wallets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A crypto whale lost more than $6 million in staked Ethereum (stETH) and Aave-wrapped Bitcoin (aEthWBTC) after approving malicious signatures in a phishing scheme on Sept. 18, according to blockchain security firm Scam Sniffer. 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