this is one of the oldest tricks in the book.
Not only is this type of malware attack old, but people can relatively easily protect themselves from it.
All it takes is to double check the first 2 or 3 digits of the bitcoin address as well as the last 2 or 3 digits after pasting.
It doesn't require any technical skills, just common sense and elementary logic.
Even as this is the case, thieves have stolen $1.1 billion in crypto by just using malware alone, as reported by cybersecurity firm Carbon Black.
Still, if the amount of stolen bitcoins is so large, I wonder what does this say about the average bitcoin user? Or maybe they are
just feeling overly confident about the security of their operating system that they just click the Send button without double checking.