They Hacked My Clipboard — And I Had No Idea 😳”

This isn’t a random story.

It happened to a friend — and it cost him $9,700 in $ETH . Gone in seconds.

Here’s how:

He copied his wallet address to withdraw ETH from an exchange.

Pasted it into MetaMask. Hit send. ✅

But the $ETH never reached him.

He checked the transaction hash…

The wallet address looked right — same first 6 and last 4 characters.

But it wasn’t his. 😨

Turns out he had a clipboard hijacker installed.

Every time he copied a crypto address, it silently swapped it with the hacker’s.

No warning. No pop-up. Just copy → paste → theft.

He only noticed when it was too late.

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🧠 The Hard Lesson:

📌 Hackers don’t need your seed phrase — just your clipboard.

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🔒 How to Protect Yourself:

✅ Always double-check wallet addresses — character by character

🔐 Use a clipboard monitor with alerts or password protection

🧽 Regularly clear your clipboard (especially after copying private info)

🛡️ Consider using a hardware wallet for large transactions

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💸 One bad paste = thousands gone.

Slow down. Stay sharp. Protect your crypto like your life savings — because it might be.

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