CertiK releases report on purported fraudster accused of misappropriating $1 million in cryptocurrency.

Blockchain security firm CertiK has pointed out potential evidence linking an unidentified scammer to a Canadian group in a report shared with Cointelegraph; however, the firm has yet to verify the name or identity of the individual(s) involved.

On August 16, CertiK published the results of its inquiry into a pseudonymous crypto scammer referred to as “Faint.” The firm claims that this alleged scammer has been operational since 2022, with the community suffering losses of at least $1 million due to their activities.

CertiK identified multiple Ethereum Name Service (ENS) domains associated with Faint, such as faintxbt.eth, comefindme.eth, thanksfortheseed.eth, onchainkitten.eth, and hzontop.eth.

The security firm also noted connections that link Faint to another suspected scammer known as “Soup.” On July 17, on-chain researcher ZachXBT released an investigation into Soup, stating that the hacker was accountable for stealing millions in assets by infiltrating Discord servers while impersonating employees of the media platform.

1/ An investigation into the Canadian phishing scammer known as Soup (Dan) who has helped steal millions in assets by attacking the Discord servers of projects like @Orbiter_Finance @PikaProtocol pic.twitter.com/EtD5FMiG4R

— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) July 17, 2023

As per CertiK, the anonymous scammer frequently mocked projects after breaching their Discord servers. Following a Discord hack in 2022, Faint shared an image featuring a watch along with the announcement that the nonfungible token (NFT) card game Cross The Ages had its Discord compromised.

CertiK posits that the watch displayed by Faint in the 2022 post bears resemblance to a watch that appeared in ZachXBT’s investigation of a scammer known as “Madman.” CertiK considers the watch to be a potential match to the one showcased by Faint in the earlier post.

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Despite these findings, the blockchain security firm remains unable to ascertain the actual names or identities of the hackers. The company indicated that Faint continues to pose a risk to the community and urged members to safeguard themselves against possible wallet drainer attempts.

In the report, CertiK suggested tools such as Wallet Guard and Pocket Universe, which can notify users of connections to wallet drainers. The firm emphasized that users should also take measures by verifying addresses and ensuring that any approvals they sign do not originate from known phishing addresses.

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