In a brazen hack, thieves exploited a feature of the Ethereum blockchain to steal over $60 million in cryptocurrency from over 99,000 victims.
Threat actors are exploiting Ethereum’s ‘Create2’ function to bypass wallet security warnings and contaminate cryptocurrency addresses.
This is reported by Web3 anti-scam specialists at ‘Scam Sniffer,’ who observed several cases of in-the-wild exploitation of the function, in some cases, losses incurred by one individual reaching up to $1.6 million.
Bijay Pokharel
Bijay Pokharel is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Abijita, an independent technology and cybersecurity news publication established in 2017. A specialist in cybersecurity journalism, Bijay covers vulnerability research, malware analysis, enterprise data breaches, digital privacy, and emerging technologies. His work translates complex technical threats into precise, accessible, and actionable intelligence for security professionals and general readers alike. His reporting and investigative coverage are routinely cited and republished across leading technology and security media.



