@iamabraham.base.eth

I received this message today so i decided to educate y'all on how scammers use this method to drain your wallets. From a web3 security researcher’s perspective, one of the biggest red flags I keep seeing is this. people being told to “just clone the repo and run it locally” without reviewing the code first. I usually never advise cloning and running unverified repositories on your development environment. Why? Because that’s one of the easiest ways to get compromised. Malicious code can 1. Install hidden malware during dependency installs 2. Exfiltrate private keys, seed phrases, SSH keys, and env variables 3. Backdoor your system for long-term access 3. Drain wallets without you realizing what happened In web3, your local machine is part of your security perimeter. Once that’s breached, your wallets, test keys, prod keys everything are fair game.

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