The attacker had spent more than two months sending tiny "dust" transactions from a vanity address that matched the beginning and end of the victim's legitimate address. When the transfer was finally made, the victim copied a destination from recent transaction history rather than a saved address book. Together, the two attacks cost victims roughly $62 million, highlighting how address poisoning has evolved from a niche scam into a repeatable attack strategy. Two attacks exploiting the same mistakeAddress poisoning and clipboard malware are often grouped together, but they operate very differently. For large or first-time transactions, sending a small test payment first remains one of the most effective safeguards.