Attack Methods
Understanding how attackers actually drain wallets, steal keys, and exploit smart contracts is the best defense. Plain-language breakdowns of each attack type and how to spot it.
Avoiding wallet drainers and approval phishing
How drainer contracts actually work, why signing an innocent-looking approve() transaction empties your wallet, and how to audit what you've already approved.
Approval phishing explained (with a real transaction walkthrough)
Line-by-line breakdown of a malicious approve transaction, what the attacker sees, and the exact MetaMask warning signs that should stop you.
Address poisoning: how it works, how to avoid it
The attack that tricks you into copy-pasting an attacker's address from your own transaction history. Why it's now responsible for 9-figure losses.
How to protect yourself from a SIM swap attack
SIM swaps bypass most security. The specific carrier settings, authentication changes, and account hardening that defeat this attack.
Malicious smart contracts: what they can and can't do
A signed transaction can do far more than send crypto. How to read contract permissions before approving, and what "unlimited approval" really means.
Cryptocurrency exchange hacks: what happens to your funds
How exchange hacks differ from direct wallet theft, what recovery paths exist (insurance, bankruptcy, class action, law enforcement), and how to document your loss.