Blockchain security specialist ZachXBT reported that a hacker nicknamed Monkey Drainer stole a total of $3.5 million in digital assets.

According to cryptocurrency analyst ZachXBT, the criminal stole about 700 ethers in the last 24 hours alone. His two biggest victims, users 0x02a and 0x626, lost a total of $370,000 after signing transactions on phishing sites used to lure victims.

0x02a lost one NFT from the Bored Ape Collection (BAYC), one CloneX, $36,000, and 12 other NFT tokens totaling about $150,000.

User 0x626, which owns about $6.2 million worth of cryptocurrency, lost $220,000. The remaining transactions were rejected.

ZachXBT added that the total amount of assets stolen by the attacker exceeds $3.5 million and is growing day by day.

He urged users to be as vigilant as possible when dealing with cryptocurrencies:

“Please be especially careful before visiting unknown sites, connecting your wallet and signing transactions.”

Last week, French law enforcement authorities used research by a cryptocurrency analyst under the pseudonym ZachXBT to arrest five suspects of NFT fraud.

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Meaning nothing is safe, just a matter of time all safety lids will be broken.