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 <li>Crypto hacking group “Pink Drainer” steals 275,700 LINK tokens, valued at $4.42 million, through a phishing attack.</li> 
 <li>The victim clicked on a phishing link, deceived into signing an “Increase Approval” transaction.</li> 
 <li>Pink Drainer’s year-long spree includes $18.6 million stolen from over 9,000 victims, with a record theft of $1.38 billion on July 19, 2023.</li> 
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The notorious crypto hacking group known as “Pink Drainer” has left another victim in its wake, stealing a staggering $4.42 million in <a href="https://coinedition.com/tag/chainlink-link/">Chainlink (LINK)</a>. The victim, who fell prey to a sophisticated phishing attack, was drained of a total of 275,700 LINK tokens in two swift transactions. On-chain analyst Lookonchain reported the incident, citing that the victim, whose identity remains confidential, inadvertently clicked on a phishing link. Deceived into signing an “Increase Approval” transaction, the investor watched helplessly as 275,700 LINK, valued at $4.42 million, was siphoned off by malicious actors. 
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 What an unlucky guy! He got 275,700 <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24LINK&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">$LINK</a>($4.42M) stolen by a phishing attack. This guy accumulated 290,750 <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24LINK&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">$LINK</a>($2.26M) at $7.8 from exchanges between Jun 7, 2022, and Oct 14, 2023, a profit of nearly …
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Pink Drainer Strikes Again, Steals $4.42M in Chainlink (LINK) Heist

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