Trust Wallet adds real-time scam address screening

Trust Wallet has introduced a feature to prevent address poisoning, Cointelegraph reported. The new screening function is designed to stop users from sending cryptocurrency to fraudulent wallets disguised as legitimate addresses. Initially, the feature will cover 32 EVM-compatible blockchains, including Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, Polygon, Optimism, Arbitrum, Avalanche, and Base. Trust Wallet described address poisoning as one of the fastest-growing threats in the crypto space, noting that over 225 million attacks and more than $500 million in damages have been identified to date. Address poisoning is a phishing method where an attacker first sends a small amount of crypto to a victim, aiming to trick the user into copying and pasting the attacker's address from their transaction history for a subsequent, larger transfer.