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My wallet was drained after connecting to a crypto website — what just happened?

DEV Community·Gabriel Tomasz·24 days ago
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Short answer If your wallet was drained right after connecting to a crypto website, the most likely cause is: a wallet-drainer scam, where you unknowingly signed a permission or approval that allowed your assets to be moved out without further confirmation. It usually does not mean your wallet was “hacked directly.” What actually happened Most modern wallet drainers work in a few steps: Fake but convincing website You may have visited something that looked like: • NFT mint page • airdrop claim page • staking dashboard • DeFi “investment” platform • early project launch page Everything looks normal on the surface. Wallet connection (harmless by itself) You connect a wallet like MetaMask. At this stage: • no funds are stolen yet • only your public wallet is linked The danger usually comes next.…

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