Crypto Hacker’s $50M Nightmare: Inferno Drainer Turns Tables in Epic Phishing Reversal
Karma strikes back with brutal precision in the digital underworld.
The Scammer Gets Scammed
In a stunning reversal that reads like a cybercrime thriller, an anonymous cryptocurrency hacker just lost $50 million to the very type of scheme they typically deploy. The Inferno Drainer phishing attack—normally a weapon in the hacker's arsenal—somehow bypassed their defenses and drained their digital wallets completely.
Digital Justice Served Cold
The attack exposes the brutal reality of crypto's wild west landscape. Security protocols meant to protect assets got shredded by sophisticated social engineering tactics. Even seasoned players can't always spot the traps—especially when they're busy setting them for others.
Finance's Ironic Punchline
Nothing says 'efficient markets' like watching predators become prey in real-time. The $50 million lesson demonstrates that in crypto's high-stakes environment, today's hunter can quickly become tomorrow's liquidity event. Maybe they should've diversified into something safer—like volatile memecoins.
UXLINK hack
The original UXLINK breach occurred on Sept. 22, when the AI-powered Web3 social platform was compromised.
Blockchain security firm Cyvers reported that the breach began when an attacker executed a delegateCall function to strip admin privileges and add themselves as an owner to the platform’s smart contract.
This move allowed the theft of $4 million in USDT, $500,000 in USDC, 3.7 wrapped Bitcoin, and 25 ETH. The stolen stablecoins were quickly swapped into DAI, while funds moved across the Ethereum and Arbitrum networks.
Hours later, a second address received 10 million UXLINK tokens, worth about $3 million, and began offloading them through decentralized exchanges.
By Sept. 23, the situation had escalated further. Blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain reported that the attacker minted 2 billion UXLINK tokens and sold large amounts across bEXs and centralized exchanges, netting 6,732 ETH, roughly $28 million.
In response, UXLINK confirmed the exploit and moved to limit the damage.
The team stated that it was working with exchanges to freeze stolen assets. It also added that it has enlisted the help of blockchain security firm PeckShield, and urged trading platforms to suspend UXLINK trading pairs temporarily.
It added:
“We will promptly initiate a token swap plan to ensure the integrity of our token economy. Further details and instructions for the token swap will be announced shortly.”
