Fake AI Bot Tutorials Tricked 224 Victims Into Deploying Their Own Drainers

First reported September 18, 2026 by The Defiant · covered by 2 sources

Fake AI Bot Tutorials Tricked 224 Victims Into Deploying Their Own Drainers

TRM traced 274.60 ETH to six operator addresses after victims signed and funded malicious contracts themselves between February and August.

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Sep 18, 2026 · byThe Defiant

Fake AI trading bot tutorials steal 274.6 ETH from 224 victims

Fake YouTube tutorials promoting AI-powered crypto arbitrage bots have tricked 224 victims into deploying malicious smart contracts that stole 274.6 ETH worth about $517,000. TRM Labs said in a Sep. 14 report that the operation disguised malicious Ethereum contracts as…

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Sep 18, 2026 · byCrypto.news