Phishing drainer hits four wallets for $585K in 11 hours; one victim loses 3 WBTC to increaseApproval sig after Aave withdrawal
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Promote with Leviathan NewsOne drainer contract, four victims, $585K gone in 11 hours. The standout loss: 3 WBTC (~$221K) from a wallet that signed a phishing `increaseApproval` signature moments after withdrawing from Aave — classic pattern of attackers sniping users right when they're still in approval-clicking mode. Officer's Notes flagged the usual hardening stack: RevokeCash, Rabby, and delegate.xyz.
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