Blockchain Zachxbt detective discovered a high -profile social engineering attack on Thursday, with the victim losing 783 BTC worth around $ 91.4 million.
The scam occurred on August 19 and involved the attacker posing as a support agent for a hardware wallet before deceiving the victim to deliver wallet credentials.
The attack reflects a series of social engineering attacks during the past year and contributes to an already unfortunate year in terms of hacks and scams, and cryptographic investors spend $ 3.1 billion in the first half of 2025.
Once the malicious transfer was carried out, the funds began their trip through a typical washing process, with multiple deposits in the Wasabi wallet, a privacy tool commonly used to obfuscate the path.
The trick occurred exactly one year after the theft of genesis creditors of $ 243 million, a historical event that sent waves throughout the industry and led to the arrest of 12 people in California in May.
