# Dusting Attack

> Sending tiny amounts of crypto to many wallets to track or de-anonymise their owners.

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## Definition

A dusting attack involves sending very small amounts (dust) of a token to a large number of wallet addresses. The attacker then watches what happens to that dust to try to link different addresses together and unmask the owner behind them.

Dusting can also be used to push spam tokens at users, sometimes as part of phishing. The safe response is usually to ignore the dust and not interact with any contracts the attacker is steering you toward.

## Related terms

- [Phishing](https://fudfomo.co/glossary/phishing): A scam where attackers impersonate a trusted service to steal credentials or trick you into signing a bad transaction.
- [Address](https://fudfomo.co/glossary/address): A short string of characters that identifies a wallet on a blockchain.
- [Wallet](https://fudfomo.co/glossary/wallet): An app or device that holds the keys you need to spend and receive crypto.

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