UXLINK Token Crashes 99.99% Overnight—$45M Phishing Heist Leaves Investors Reeling

Another day, another crypto catastrophe—UXLINK holders watch fortunes evaporate in seconds.

How did it happen? Attackers pulled off a slick phishing operation, draining wallets while the community slept. No fancy tech, just old-school social engineering with a Web3 twist.

The aftermath? A token chart that looks like a skydiver without a parachute. From top 100 contender to meme coin territory in one brutal 99.99% plunge.

Security experts are (predictably) lecturing about cold storage. Meanwhile, the usual crypto bros are already calling this a 'buying opportunity'—because nothing screams 'undervalued asset' like a project that just got digitally pickpocketed for eight figures.

First update on recovery

About 10 hours after the first alert, UXLINK shared an update saying that most of the stolen tokens had already been frozen, thanks to quick action by major exchanges. They also brought in the security firm PeckShield to help investigate and recover the funds. 

The team confirmed that regular user wallets weren’t affected and emphasized that their main priority is keeping the community’s assets SAFE and figuring out how to compensate anyone impacted.

Unauthorized token minting

A few hours ago at 1:36 AM UTC, UXLINK shared a new update revealing that someone had created UXLINK tokens without permission, which goes against the project’s official whitepaper. They warned the community to avoid trading $UXLINK on decentralized exchanges, as these unauthorized tokens could lead to losses. 

UXLINK made it clear that the whitepaper remains the authoritative guide for token supply and said they WOULD soon roll out a token swap to fix the situation and keep the token economy intact.

Latest discovery: Phishing exploit

The latest development came from Scam Sniffer, which reported that the hacker had used a malicious increaseAllowance approval to a phishing contract. As a result, about 542 million UXLINK, worth roughly $45.5 million, was sent to phishing addresses. The breakdown includes 108 million UXLINK (~$9.1M) to one address and 433 million UXLINK (~$36.4M) to another, as per data by Arbiscan. 

Emergency measures

UXLINK is moving quickly to handle the situation. They’ve asked major exchanges to temporarily stop UXLINK trading and are getting a token swap ready. The team told the community that they’re focused on being open about everything, recovering the stolen funds, and making sure everyone’s assets are safe while rebuilding trust in the project.

UXLINK Price Crashes After Update

After the recent announcement, UXLINK’s price has fallen almost completely, dropping 99.99% in a single day to $0.0000009065. Its market cap has now dropped to about $4.34K. At the same time, 24-hour trading volume has surged to $485.19M, showing heavy activity even as the price collapses.

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