⚠️ HTX🇨🇳🇸🇨: "Toxic USDT" begins being sent to users on behalf of the sanctioned exchange

⚠️ HTX🇨🇳🇸🇨: "Toxic USDT" begins being sent to users on behalf of the sanctioned exchange

Representatives of HTX believe this may be a crypto dusting attack, also known as “address poisoning”). The exchange did not disclose either the list of transactions or the number of affected users.

➡️ Scheme: in a "dusting-based address poisoning" attack, the attacker creates an address that visually resembles one the user has previously used in legitimate transactions. The attacker then sends a small amount of funds so that the fake address appears in the transaction history. The goal is for the user to later copy the address without checking all of its characters and inadvertently send funds to it.

➡️ Reported case: for example, the linked article mentions a user who received 7.5 USDT in a Coinbase account. Coinbase subsequently requested information about the source of the funds and warned of a possible account block.

➡️ Response: an internal investigation did not identify any official transfers or test operations carried out by the exchange. However, the situation remains unclear: Justin Sun, founder of TRON and co-owner of HTX, stated that all of this is "false". In addition, a security researcher has reportedly linked the disputed deposits to a specific operator.

➡️ Context: HTX was included in the European Union's 21st sanctions package because it provides services that help Russian authorities and businesses circumvent sanctions. Russian citizens can register on the platform, complete verification using a national passport, and use a P2P platform with ruble transactions.

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