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Hackers have discovered a terrifying new method to steal cryptos: convincing their victims to program the software themselves that will drain their wallet. TRM Labs has identified 9 fake tutorials on YouTube explaining how to create a so-called crypto arbitrage bot with
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AI visual note: The image shows a screenshot of a YouTube video tutorial depicting a MetaMask transaction confirmation prompt for a transaction request of "+2.058 ETH" with a network fee of "0.019 ETH," displayed alongside a code compiler interface showing Solidity smart contract code for a flash loan arbitrage bot. This aligns with the post's warning about hackers using fake YouTube tutorials that instruct victims to deploy malicious smart contracts themselves—such as the flash loan arbitrage bot code shown—which then drain their wallets when they unknowingly confirm the transaction in MetaMask.