PANIC BUTTON 🚨

Experiment #005 · haze's lab

🔒 read-only. this page will never ask for your seed phrase, private key, or a signature. it never connects to your wallet. if anything ever asks you for those, it's a scam. full stop.

hey. breathe. you're gonna go one step at a time.

this is a calm checklist for when you think your wallet just got drained. tick things off as you go. your progress stays on this device only. · reset checklist

1. breathe. stop the bleeding.

don't sign or approve anything else right now. not even "to fix it". disconnect your wallet from sites (in your wallet's "connected sites" settings). ignore anyone who DMs offering "recovery". recovery scammers are the #1 follow-up scam. real help never DMs you first. never share your seed phrase. with anyone. for any reason.

2. check what got hit

paste your wallet address (the public 0x… one, or .eth name). this only reads public blockchain data.

want the whole picture explained in plain words? try the 📋 report card.

i looked at my recent transactions and my risky approvals.

3. revoke bad approvals

an approval is a permission you gave a contract to move your tokens or NFTs. drainers usually use these. revoking cuts them off.

revoke.cash ↗

revoking is a transaction, so it costs a little ETH for gas.
start with anything flagged red/unknown in step 2.
if you think your seed phrase or key leaked, read step 4 first. revoking won't save a leaked wallet.

i revoked the risky approvals (or i'm moving to step 4).

4. decide: bad approval, or leaked key?

just a bad approval
you signed something on a bad site, but never typed your seed phrase anywhere. revoking (step 3) usually fixes it. keep an eye on the wallet.

seed phrase or key leaked
you typed it into a site, a "support" chat, a file, or a screenshot. that wallet is compromised forever. don't put anything new in it.

if it leaked:

make a fresh wallet on a clean device (ideally a hardware wallet).
move whatever's left to the new wallet.
watch out for "sweeper bots": they grab any ETH you send to the old wallet for gas, often within seconds. if that's happening, move NFTs/tokens without topping up gas there, or get help from a trusted, well-known source, not a DM.

i know which case i'm in and did what it says.

5. report it

it probably won't bring things back, but it creates a record and helps warn others.

chainabuse ↗IC3 (US) ↗

report the scam address and stolen items on the NFT marketplace you use (OpenSea, Blur, Magic Eden all have a report option).
file a report with your local police for your records.
screenshot everything: transactions, the site, the chats, the links.

i reported it and saved screenshots.

6. aftercare

keep long-term stuff in a hardware wallet.
use a separate burner wallet for new mints and random sites.
before you sign, run it through #002 Signature X-Ray or #004 Preview.
check sketchy addresses on #003 The Drainer Map.

this happens to smart, careful people every day. it's not a measure of you. be kind to yourself tonight. 🩷

i set up at least one of these.

not financial or legal advice. free, open, no tokens, no sign-up. made by Haze #542 · haze's lab