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    Dusting Attack

    A dusting attack is a crypto privacy breach where hackers send tiny amounts of cryptocurrency (called ?dust?) to many wallets. They then track transactions to identify and deanonymize wallet owners by linking addresses. Though the dust has minimal value, the goal is surveillance, often for phishing or targeted attacks. It?s a threat to crypto user privacy.