Cryptocurrency owner loses $ 91 million in bitcoins due to hacker attack

A bitcoin investor has fallen victim to a fraudulent attack and lost 783 BTC, which is approximately $ 91 million. This is one of the largest recorded cryptocurrency thefts committed by deceiving a user.

The incident occurred in the morning of August 19. The attackers introduced themselves as employees of a crypto exchange and a hardware wallet manufacturer. As a result, they managed to gain access to the investor’s account and carry out a transaction that withdrew all his bitcoins BTC $111,829.00 Mezo Wrapped BTC -2.63% Market capitalization $40.67 million VOL. 24 hours $2.78 billion .

The very next day, the stolen funds were transferred through Wasabi Wallet, a service with a high level of confidentiality used to complicate the tracking of crypto assets. This made it difficult to analyze how the stolen BTC could be used in the future.

ZachXBT, a well-known blockchain researcher, said that he excludes the involvement of the North Korean hacker group Lazarus in this incident. However, he did not name any specific suspects, emphasizing the need for caution when receiving any unexpected calls or messages on behalf of support.

The incident demonstrated that even experienced digital asset owners remain vulnerable to manipulation. The use of social engineering confirms the high level of risk in the cryptocurrency market and the scale of possible financial losses.