Lost $188k from my crypto wallet with 1 click; how is that possible?

[Valouri]

Hello everyone, I need your help! Please! I was holding 118k worth of crypto in my wallet, keeping it for crypto investment and trading. I found an airdrop recently claimed to be from Binance that they are sharing $500 for each wallet that holds over 100k of BNB, and sadly the funds that I had were BNB assets connected to my wallet and signed the signature. After a few seconds, I found my wallet was empty at all. I deep checked, and I found that they are using a drainer called Exogator, allowing them to empty any wallet after signing the signature.

How even that is possbile ?
Is there any chance to get my funds back?

 

[Alamghir001]

Sorry to hear that. Unfortunately, if a wallet drainer moved the funds on-chain, recovery is usually not possible. Create a new wallet, revoke any remaining approvals, and report the scam.

 

[MarkDon]

Man, that's brutal. I feel for you. A lot of people still think a "signature" is always harmless because it doesn't ask you to send coins directly, but that's not true anymore. Some of these drainers abuse signed messages or malicious permit/approval requests to get permission to move assets without a normal transfer prompt. That's why they look so convincing.

 

[French777]

Sorry to hear that, lot of malicious stuff out there. Crypto can be high risk investment