Crypto scammers built an entire fake blockchain to steal over $2 million

Scammers built a counterfeit version of Upbit-backed GIWA blockchain and lured 1,333 wallets into depositing 767 ETH, worth about $2 million, before draining almost all of it. The fake network appeared to be GIWA’s anticipated Ethereum Layer 2 mainnet, complete with an RPC endpoint, cross-chain bridge, and Chain ID 9134, the identifier associated with the […] The post Crypto scammers built an entire fake blockchain to steal over $2 million appeared first on CryptoSlate.