A Bitcoin investor has fallen victim to a massive social engineering scheme, losing 783 BTC—valued at roughly $91 million—in a single transaction earlier this week. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT revealed the exploit in an X post on Thursday, noting that scammers tricked the victim by posing as support staff for a ...
A mysterious transfer of 300 Bitcoin (worth approximately $31.4 million) to the donation wallet of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht has sparked speculation online. Still, blockchain researcher ZachXBT believes it is unlikely to be a self-donation. According to blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain, the substantial Bitcoin deposit was made to Ulbricht’s ...
Taiwan-based crypto exchange BitoPro has confirmed that it suffered a major security breach, which resulted in over $11.5 million in digital assets being drained from its hot wallets on May 8, weeks before the platform publicly acknowledged the issue. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT, who first flagged the suspicious transactions, revealed on ...
A hacker who targeted Coinbase in 2020 has taunted the well-known crypto investigator ZachXBT after transferring 42 million dollars worth of Bitcoin. Source: ZachXBT On May 21, 2025, the hacker consolidated numerous addresses containing Bitcoin (BTC) stolen from Coinbase into a single wallet. Following this, they sent 1 BTC to ...
Crypto detective says social engineering attacks are uniquely plaguing Coinbase, with annual losses now pegged at $330 million. Onchain investigator and well-known security analyst ZachXBT has uncovered an additional $45 million siphoned from Coinbase users in just the past week, spotlighting an escalating wave of social engineering scams that continues ...
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has accused former professional Fortnite player and cybersecurity analyst Serpent of being involved in a series of memecoin scams that reportedly stole over $3.5 million in a recent thread on X. Serpent, an Australian individual and former member of the esports organization "Overtime," was expelled in 2020 ...
DeFi protocol Compound Finance has acknowledged a breach of its website, confirming an ongoing cyber attack. The incident was reported by blockchain security firm PeckShield Alert on Thursday, July 11, via an X post. PeckShield urged users to avoid the protocol's website until further notice. 🚨 URGENT: The Compound Labs ...
