An example of such a scanner is CrypStudio, a program that compares the history of a wallet with a database of known scams, phishing reports, and malicious actions.
All you have to do is enter the alpha numeric code in our search box, we will scan the address to find any links to "rug pulls," blacklisted organizations or suspicious transactional schemes.
Blockchain is open, but pseudonymous, you can guess all the transactions that have been made, just not the name of a particular person unless they have publicly associated their identity with that address.
Because blockchain is irreversible, scanning can help you not send money to a "drainer" address or a scammer before it is lost indefinitely.
No, scanning is a read-only, we just view some publicly available data on the blockchain and never request your personal keys or seed phrase.
The latest trend of most significant threats is the AI-generated deepfake giveaways, the so-called pig butchering romance scam, and advanced DeFi rug pulls.
Be wary of guarantees of high returns, strong urging to act immediately, and that agents are supporting you request your recovery phrase.
The reason is that this is a long-term scam in which a scammer develops a romantic or friendly relationship with you and then proceeds to fatten you up to invest in a fake crypto platform.
With AI, scammers can make their videos seem like they contain real celebrities or CEOs (such as Elon Musk) to advertise their fake doubling giveaways on social media.
This occurs when developers release a new token, wait till people put money into it and then just withdraw all the liquidity and disappear with the money.
Gypsies deposit small sums of crypto in an address similar to yours in order to poison your transaction history so that when you next transact, you accidentally copy-paste their address in the future.
Usually no. There are no possibilities of reversing blockchain transactions unless the recipient sends back the money on their own will.
There are also instances where, when the transaction has not been verified on the blockchain, you can attempt to accelerate a cancellation with a higher gas price but this is not always certain.
It is very hard to recover; the only chance you have is to make authorities in your area aware of it and use such tools as Chainabuse or the IC3 of the FBI and report the case as soon as possible.
You can file an alert via CrypStudio or other sites such as Chainabuse to alert other people and maybe even alert exchanges to freeze the money.
Transfer your remaining money to a new wallet. A wallet that has been compromised due to a seed phrase cannot be used anymore.
It also relies on the network; addresses on Solana and Tron are case-sensitive, whereas it is usually not the case with Bitcoin, but best to always copy-paste the entire address.
Hot wallets (such as apps) are linked to the internet to get used every day, whereas the Cold wallets (hardware) remain offline and are far more safe to store in the long term.
These are prefixes used to refer to the network, with 0x used with Ethereum and EVM chains, and bc1 used to refer to a Bitcoin SegWit address.
A rogue script that, when you give it the go-ahead on a phishy site, will allow it to debit all the tokens out of your wallet in a few seconds.
Whitelisting enables you to list only certain, trusted addresses and no withdrawals can be done to unknown or suspicious wallets.
Yes, typing a QR code eliminates typing mistakes, however, it is always best to check the first and last four letters of the address displayed on your screen and then confirm.
The Risk Score is a rating of 0-100 that our AI calculates and determines the risk of an address engaging in illicit activity. It takes on-chain behavior patterns, including Time-to-First Transaction, known access to fraud rings, and presents you with a real-time security snapshot.
The medium score does not necessarily imply that you have done something wrong. It tends to activate in case you have visited a decentralized exchange (DEX) or bridge that was recently accessed by a scammer, or when your transaction behavior resembles the behavior of automated bots.
False positive happens when a legitimate transaction is mistakenly reported as a scam. In the event that you feel that your address has been incorrectly labeled, you can request a manual review using our "Evidence" dashboard, which our analysts will look into.
A honeypot is an evil smart contract that lets you purchase a token but not sell it. CrypStudio searches the contract code to identify these "sell-locking" scripts to give you a warning that you are about to change.
They are professional toolkits available to purchase by criminal organizations, such as Taihe Gong, which enable amateur fraudsters to build almost perfect copies of authentic crypto websites. Our scanner identifies the underlying infrastructure used by these kits to flag fake websites.
Although it may happen, it is dangerous. Dim or low-resolution screenshots might not be read by scanners, and scammers can use so-called pre-filled QR codes to subvert the amount of money you are sending. Always think of live and high-contrast QR codes and confirm the address on your device screen.
APP fraud occurs when a fraudster dupes you into giving him or her money voluntarily (e.g., through a bogus investment offer). CrypStudio applies real-time monitoring in order to determine whether the destination address is connected to any of the known "Money Mules" or fraud networks.
This is the warning when the creators of a project abruptly withdraw the under-pinning funds (liquidity) upon which a token can be traded. When you encounter this, do not venture to purchase the token, it is probably a Rug Pull in progress.
Yes. With our technology of so-called Reactor, we can track the flow of stolen money even when it is transferred between blockchains (such as between Ethereum and Solana) using bridges or mixers.
You may also report via our partner site, Chainabuse. This information is inputted into our artificial intelligence in real-time and assists us in safeguarding the whole society against the emerging threats.
To ensure high security, our tools such as Mythril and Oyente analyze the raw machine code of a smart contract in order to discover any hidden bugs such as "Reentrancy" or "Unchecked External Calls" that could be missed during manual reading.
