2 years ago
According to a Telegram station connected its channel, notorious crypto scammer Monkey Drainer unopen down its services connected Feb. 28.
Monkey Drainer said:
“All files, servers, and devices related to monkey drainer volition beryllium destroyed immediately. Monkey Drainer volition not return.”
The scammer said “operating large-scale cybercrime” requires precocious dedication and advised young cyber criminals not to “lose themselves successful the pursuit of casual money.”
While the scammer did not uncover wherefore they are closing their services, they said they were moving connected to “something amended than ever before.”
Blockchain information steadfast CertiK reported that the scammer began cognition successful 2022, providing phishing kits for different malicious players. CertiK estimated that astir $13 cardinal worthy of integer assets had been stolen via the equipment.
Monkey Drainer takes a 30% committee connected each stolen funds from scammers utilizing its phishing kit.
Certik reported that copy-cats drainers were adopting Monkey’s method. The Monkey Drainer besides recommended an alternate “scam-as-a-service” supplier Venom Drainer.
Meanwhile, Peckshield reported that wallets linked to the scammer transferred 200 Ethereum (ETH) — implicit $300,000 — to the mixing protocol Tornado Cash. The wallets clasp a equilibrium of 840 ETH ($1.4 million).
Some of the fashionable phishing hacks the Monkey Drainer was progressive successful included stealing implicit 700 Ethereum (ETH) from 2 individuals, according to ZachXBT. The scammer besides stole NFTs worthy astir 520 ETH, astir $824,200, successful November 2022.
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