0xc8a65fadf0e0ddaf421f28feab69bf6e2e589963

Reported crypto scam address

Stablecoin freeze: Frozen by Tether (USDT) on 2021-08-10 (dates in UTC, read from the token contract).

This EVM (Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base and other EVM chains) address was named in 7 public crypto scam reports: Hack, Fraud, Issuer freeze. First reported 2026-04-22. Last updated 2026-10-16.

Poly Network exploit — attacker addresses (rekt.news)

  • Scam type: Hack
  • Chain: EVM (Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base and other EVM chains)
  • Reported: 2026-10-14
  • Last updated: 2026-10-16

Poly Network incident as documented by rekt.news (https://rekt.news/polynetwork-rekt). Incident date per rekt.news: 08/10/2021. Amount lost per rekt.news leaderboard: $611,000,000 (USD at time of incident). Addresses below are those the rekt.news article itself labels as attacker/exploiter/hacker addresses or attacker contracts (linked to block explorers), copied verbatim from the article: - 0xc8a65fadf0e0ddaf421f28feab69bf6e2e589963 (Ethereum; explorer link in article: https://etherscan.io/address/0xc8a65fadf0e0ddaf421f28feab69bf6e2e589963) — article context: "Attacker ETH:**…

Other addresses in this report: 0x0d6e286a7cfd25e0c01fee9756765d8033b32c71

DeFi Exploit: Poly NetworkUnaudited

  • Scam type: Hack
  • Chain: EVM (Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base and other EVM chains)
  • Reported: 2026-04-27
  • Last updated: 2026-04-27

DeFi Exploit: Poly NetworkUnaudited Loss: $611,000,000 USD Source: https://rekt.news/polynetwork-rekt Summary: **This is it rekt readers; the big one.** _$611 million dollars stolen._ That’s more than the [Mt Gox hack](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-02-28/mt-gox-exchange-files-for-bankruptcy). More than the GDP of several small countries. More than the entire rekt.news leaderboard added together. **The biggest cryptocurrency hack... _ever_.** > [Poly Network](https://twitter.com/PolyNetwork2/status/1425130017546149891) = rekt. Exploit addresses identified from on-chain analysis.…

Other addresses in this report: 0x7b6009ea08c868d7c5c336bf1bc30c33b87a0eed, 0x0d6e286a7cfd25e0c01fee9756765d8033b32c71, 0xdf3afc47c7914e06ddb1be19afcd769e558111d3, 0xae2442c5b5721df8c190fd8f59b53b6dc56a875f

Attributed Threat Actor Addresses

  • Scam type: Fraud
  • Chain: EVM (Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base and other EVM chains)
  • Reported: 2026-04-26
  • Last updated: 2026-04-26

Cryptocurrency addresses with threat actor attribution from entity attribution data. Cross-platform correlation of Telegram, forum, and blockchain data.

Other addresses in this report: 0x3ef389f264e07fff3106a3926f2a166d1393086f, 0xc0d15771713b9937cd76a947351962f76b5d9222, 0x0aa18bc37cf736c58ba67c439dd47d0d84e8da28, 0x3ce8df8530cb6093853b46bbea398715033dc5b4, 0x1e3df338a22a061bf2cf6c84c4a2d83e3c1d93ce, 0x524edf2914e9861e4be5415463bf28991e612a41, 0x54e843d98b1faac819b4153e7e4920c435ee86db, 0x85c8a5695c1df7bbf47452e4cbb9849c51c85f9e, 0xbc10f2e862ed4502144c7d632a3459f49dfcdb5e, 0xbfe192bde24d347cb3b7f0175e8003e30f347a28, 0xf914ae1ace1b045377ea70926a7ab1cf46944bd0, 0x282fde8850cf1bc9e340a1a5d66c0a6b4fa59b72, 0xfae2809935233d4bfe8a56c2355c4a2e7d1fff1a, 0x7842792a8471d0f5ae645f513cc5999b1bb6b182, 0x0911c9c89b626cab232f12500ea72cab14061e11, 0xbc4dd6d908d7d3bc517a8bc86aa86dacd5140d2e, 0x711a783eb6422c469f0bc5c049c6976b898e58d9, 0x3d3f4f5508d64ed79223edfb5f3588693f8cd791, 0x640cec3121c708ce91d0ce48b31d1a5395acb314, 0xb6f083b416e51298e9942bb232c66255426c512e and 29 more

Tether Frozen USDT-ERC20 Address

  • Scam type: Issuer freeze
  • Chain: EVM (Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base and other EVM chains)
  • Reported: 2026-04-24
  • Last updated: 2026-10-16

Ethereum address '0xc8a65fadf0e0ddaf421f28feab69bf6e2e589963' has been frozen by Tether Limited on the USDT ERC20 contract. Frozen by Tether compliance in response to: sanctions violations, exchange hacks, ransomware, terrorist financing, or law enforcement requests. Block: 12997740. Source: Ethereum USDT contract AddedBlackList event (publicnode RPC).

Poly Network Exploit — Attacker Address

  • Scam type: Hack
  • Chain: EVM (Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base and other EVM chains)
  • Reported: 2026-04-22
  • Last updated: 2026-04-22

Ethereum address belonging to the attacker who exploited Poly Network. Total stolen: $611,000,000 USD. Source: rekt.news (https://rekt.news/polynetwork-rekt). This address was used to receive or launder stolen funds from the Poly Network protocol exploit.

Poly Network Hack - Attacker Address

  • Scam type: Hack
  • Chain: EVM (Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base and other EVM chains)
  • Project or site name: Poly Network
  • Reported: 2026-04-22
  • Last updated: 2026-04-22

Attacker wallet linked to the Poly Network exploit (08/10/2021). Poly Network attacker (ETH). Source: Rekt.news exploit database.

Poly Network Exploit - Attacker Address

  • Scam type: Hack
  • Chain: EVM (Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base and other EVM chains)
  • Reported: 2026-04-22
  • Last updated: 2026-04-22

Poly Network was exploited for $611M across ETH/BSC/Polygon chains in August 2021. Cross-chain bridge vulnerability.

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