In recent years, cryptocurrency theft operations have evolved far beyond isolated phishing pages and fake NFT mint scams. What once consisted mainly of individual actors running malicious wallet-connection pages has increasingly developed into a structured underground service economy built around “Drainer-as-a-Service” (DaaS) platforms.

Unlike traditional malware operations, crypto drainers typically rely on social engineering rather than device compromise. Victims are lured to fake crypto, NFT, airdrop, or DeFi websites and asked to connect their wallets. Once a malicious transaction or wallet signature is approved, the drainer can transfer cryptocurrency assets directly from the victim’s wallet, often within…