What To Do After Being Hacked

Immediate steps:

1. 1.Don't send funds to the compromised wallet. It's tempting to send a little ETH to cover gas so you can move your tokens out, but that's usually a trap. Most compromised wallets are watched by an automated "sweeper" bot that instantly steals anything that lands there, including the gas you just sent.
2. 2.Set up a new wallet on a device you trust. Generate a fresh seed phrase on a clean device, ideally a hardware wallet, and not the one that may have been compromised. This is where you'll move anything you can rescue.
3. 3.Rescue what's left, carefully. Because of that sweeper bot, simply "sending your tokens out" rarely works. The reliable way is a single atomic transaction that pays the gas and moves your assets in one bundle, so the bot can't front-run you.If you have more than $1,000 at stake, it's worth bringing in a specialist. SEAL 911 connects victims with volunteer security responders who can help recover larger amounts. Get help from SEAL 911 →For smaller amounts, tools built for exactly this can walk you through the rescue yourself, without your compromised key ever leaving your machine. Try HackedWalletRecovery.com →
4. 4.Assume the device may still be infected. If malware could have been involved (you downloaded a file, ran a "test project," or installed a fake app), a quick antivirus scan isn't enough. The only way to be confident the threat is gone is a full operating-system reinstall (wipe and reload) on the affected device. Never enter your new seed phrase on a device you don't fully trust.
5. 5.Secure your other accounts. From a clean device, change passwords on exchanges and crypto-related accounts and turn on hardware-key or app-based 2FA. Attackers often go after everything they can reach.