how does it happen and how to prevent It
Recently, the number of ARP attacks on the BSC and ETH chains exceeded 290,000 and 40,000, respectively. Over 186,000 independent addresses have lost more than $1.64m to ARP attackers. In this short read, wed like to present a comprehensive analysis of the ARP poisoning attack scene and detailed information on how to prevent and manage these attacks if and when they happen. Crypto users losing massive funds to ARP attackers Since its invention, crypto accounts and transactions have been vulnerable to attacks. Particularly this year, we have seen growing numbers of several types and forms of attacks. This high attack rate has been a concern to the crypto and blockchain communities at large. Chief among these is the address poisoning attack, also called the ARP poisoning attack. Disturbingly, there has been an increase in ARP attacks in recent times. Regarding trends, the BSC chain has been exploding since November 22, while the ETH chain has been exploding since November ETH chain has been exploding since Nov. 27, with the scale of attacks on both chains intensifying. Also, the number of independent addresses affected by the attacks exceeded 150,000 and 36,000, respectively. As of today, more than 340K addresses have been poisoned on the