Cryptocurrency investors are faced with a dangerous software that has caused many victimization lately. Malware works by replacing the wallet code copied by the user with its own code during the transfer between wallets and the amount does not reach the recipient even though the cryptocurrency is removed from the sender's account.
How does malware work, what should victim investors do? Blockchain Researcher and Lawyer Celil Öztürk answered all these questions to Bloomberg HT.
"A malicious software that changes the wallet address of investors with a similar address while pasting it, causes chaos in the crypto community. During the transfer between wallets, it works by replacing the wallet code the user copied with its own code. Due to the decentralized nature of crypto coins, it is very difficult to catch the criminal.