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Entry № 590

Inferno Drainer

Qu'est-ce que Inferno Drainer ?

Inferno DrainerA 2022–2023 crypto-wallet-drainer-as-a-service that emptied tens of thousands of victims' wallets by phishing them into signing token-approval transactions on fake mint and airdrop sites, before shutting down in November 2023.

Inferno Drainer was a prolific 'wallet drainer' service operating from late 2022 through November 2023 — the canonical example of the 2023-era surge in Web3 phishing. Operators of the service paid Inferno's developers a percentage of stolen funds for access to a turnkey kit: a JavaScript-based drainer payload, a phishing-site template, integration with multiple wallet protocols, and laundering through mixers and cross-chain bridges. Victims arrived at lookalike NFT-mint or token-airdrop sites (often promoted via hijacked Twitter accounts, Discord scams, and Google Ads), connected their wallet, and were prompted to sign 'mint' or 'claim' transactions that were actually unlimited ERC-20 / ERC-721 `setApprovalForAll` or `Permit` calls. The drainer then drained the approved tokens to operator-controlled addresses. Chainalysis and ScamSniffer estimated Inferno stole at least $80 million from 100,000+ victims before its operators announced shutdown in November 2023. Successor and copycat drainers — Pink Drainer, Angel Drainer, MS Drainer, AngelX — picked up the same kit-and-affiliate model and remained active through 2024–2025.

● Exemples

  1. 01

    A user clicks a Twitter ad for a 'free mint', signs what looks like a mint transaction, and an Inferno-powered drainer empties their ERC-20 holdings within seconds.

  2. 02

    An NFT-focused security firm publishes the public addresses associated with the Inferno Drainer kit and integrates them into a wallet-warning extension.

● Questions fréquentes

Qu'est-ce que Inferno Drainer ?

A 2022–2023 crypto-wallet-drainer-as-a-service that emptied tens of thousands of victims' wallets by phishing them into signing token-approval transactions on fake mint and airdrop sites, before shutting down in November 2023. Cette notion relève de la catégorie Web3 et blockchain en cybersécurité.

Que signifie Inferno Drainer ?

A 2022–2023 crypto-wallet-drainer-as-a-service that emptied tens of thousands of victims' wallets by phishing them into signing token-approval transactions on fake mint and airdrop sites, before shutting down in November 2023.

Comment fonctionne Inferno Drainer ?

Inferno Drainer was a prolific 'wallet drainer' service operating from late 2022 through November 2023 — the canonical example of the 2023-era surge in Web3 phishing. Operators of the service paid Inferno's developers a percentage of stolen funds for access to a turnkey kit: a JavaScript-based drainer payload, a phishing-site template, integration with multiple wallet protocols, and laundering through mixers and cross-chain bridges. Victims arrived at lookalike NFT-mint or token-airdrop sites (often promoted via hijacked Twitter accounts, Discord scams, and Google Ads), connected their wallet, and were prompted to sign 'mint' or 'claim' transactions that were actually unlimited ERC-20 / ERC-721 `setApprovalForAll` or `Permit` calls. The drainer then drained the approved tokens to operator-controlled addresses. Chainalysis and ScamSniffer estimated Inferno stole at least $80 million from 100,000+ victims before its operators announced shutdown in November 2023. Successor and copycat drainers — Pink Drainer, Angel Drainer, MS Drainer, AngelX — picked up the same kit-and-affiliate model and remained active through 2024–2025.

Comment se défendre contre Inferno Drainer ?

Les défenses contre Inferno Drainer combinent habituellement des contrôles techniques et des pratiques opérationnelles, comme détaillé dans la définition ci-dessus.

Quels sont les autres noms de Inferno Drainer ?

Noms alternatifs courants : Inferno Drainer kit, Wallet drainer service.

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