CRYPTO GLOSSARY

Clipboard malware

Malicious software that watches for a copied address and swaps in the attacker's own when you paste.

Clipboard malware in more detail

Clipboard malware. Malicious software watches for a copied address and swaps in the attacker's own when you paste. After pasting, compare what appears in your wallet with the original, including characters in the middle.

FROM LESSON 31 · 4 MIN READSending and receiving cryptoHow to send and receive crypto without losing it, including the address checks that defeat clipboard malware and address poisoning.Read the lesson

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