140 ETH Lost to Address Poisoning — Wallet Security Risk Exposed

I read about a user who fell victim to an address poisoning attack and accidentally sent 140 ETH, roughly $636,000 — a painful reminder that UX and address validation remain critical failure points in crypto.

I believe this incident highlights how easily human error and malicious tooling can erase large sums, even for experienced users. Attacks that manipulate clipboard content, address displays, or replace similar-looking addresses are becoming more sophisticated.

I'm urging all users to adopt strict verification habits: prefer hardware wallets, verify addresses via ENS or QR codes, avoid copy‑paste for large transfers, enable allowlists where possible, and use wallet software with robust address‑checking features.