Dusting Attack
By CoinGecko | Updated on Aug 13, 2021
A new form of malicious activity in which hackers and scammers attempt to undermine the privacy of cryptocurrency users by sending little amounts of money to their wallets. The attackers then track the transactional activity of these wallets, combining several addresses to deanonymize the person or entity behind each wallet.
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