It was reported that the devs closed after the announcement of Angel Drenner
Popular crypto-messaging app AngelDraner has reportedly been shut down by its developers after what could be identified, according to a July 16 report by blockchain security firm Mach Systems.
Security analysts have previously blamed Angel Drenner for more than $25 million lost in crypto from phishing scams.
Flushing programs are applications that allow phishers to easily withdraw the wallet by spoofing accidental token verifications. In most cases, drains are offered to scammers in exchange for a portion of the stolen loot the scammers receive.
In the year On February 5, blockchain security firm Blockaid reported that phishing scammers used Angel Drainer to steal more than $25 million from 35,000 individual crypto users.
On July 16 at 4:00 PM UTC, Match Systems announced that it had made progress on “defamation of Angel Drainer members” on X, revealing that it had discovered the identity of the app's developers. He asked victims to come forward with any information they may have to “help advance the investigation.”
About four hours later, the organization announced that it had found evidence that Angel Drenner had been shut down. “Update: Angel Drainer has ceased operations!” The Post explained. “Two hours after Angel Drainer's member anonymity was published, their Telegram channel reported that the drain was blocked.
The post contains screenshots of Angel Drainer users who complained on Telegram that the app no longer works. “Drainer is down brothers, calculatin wrong price, no prom[p]ts,” said one user. Another said, “He's not taking money!” he replied. Another user said it was “crazy” that the app required the developer to “do it manually”.
Cointelegraph obtained a high-resolution copy of the image directly from Match Systems.
Angel Drainer isn't the only drainage app to be shut down recently. On May 17, PinkDreener announced it was shutting down after stealing $85 million from crypto users. On April 25, crypto security firm Blockaid reported that Violet Drainer has also been shut down.
In the case of Violet Drainer, the developer noted that draining users is becoming more difficult as Ethereum wallets are better at detecting scams and alerting users.
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