An address lost over 167000 USD LINK tokens

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PANews October 4 reported, citing monitoring by Scam Sniffer, that a user signed a phishing authorization on Ethereum targeting Permit2 and subsequently lost assets worth 167,342 USD in LINK tokens. The authorization was signed on August 18, 2025。

Source: https://www.panewslab.com/zh/articles/01a104dd-b676-7729-94be-e34e3f55de72

Key points

PANews reported the incident on October 4.
The report cited monitoring results from Scam Sniffer.
A user signed a phishing authorization on Ethereum targeting Permit2.
The loss reported was assets worth 167,342 USD in LINK tokens.
The authorization was signed on August 18, 2025。

AI-assisted interpretation

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A phishing authorization is a practice that induces users to sign malicious permissions. According to the report, the user lost LINK tokens after signing the authorization.

Why it matters to readers

The incident highlights that users should verify the authorization target and permission details when signing on-chain authorizations, because malicious authorizations may result in token losses.

Beginners should not sign authorizations based solely on a webpage or wallet pop-up; if they do not understand the content of the Permit2 authorization, they should pause and verify it.

Risks and unknowns

The original text did not provide the address involved, the transaction hash, or other original on-chain evidence, so it cannot be independently verified on this basis.
The original text did not state whether the tokens were recovered.
The original text did not specify the specific entry point for the phishing authorization, the authorization target, or the subsequent destination of the funds.

An address lost over 167000 USD LINK tokens

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