Cyvers flags $600,000 loss from address poisoning on February 17, 2026

On February 17, 2026, blockchain security firm Cyvers reported a $600,000 loss tied to an address poisoning scheme that leveraged zero‑value transfers and a copy‑paste mistake. Similar incidents since December 2025 include $514,000 and $12.25 million losses, while researchers estimate more than one million poisoning attempts occur each day on Ethereum.