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GoPlus Security Alert: A User Lost $200K After Signing a Malicious Transaction — Beware of Permit/Approve Phishing Attacks

GoPlus Security Alert: A User Lost $200K After Signing a Malicious Transaction — Beware of Permit/Approve Phishing Attacks

2026-03-20 10:55

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ChainThink report, March 20: According to GoPlus security monitoring, an address starting with 0x9709 signed malicious Permit and Approve transactions, resulting in approximately $200,000 worth of USDC and wmtUSDT being stolen by a phishing attacker.


GoPlus warns users to meticulously verify transaction details and contract addresses when signing any on-chain authorization (Approve) or offline signature (Permit) requests, avoiding unsigned malicious requests to prevent asset theft.

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