Victim Loses Over $282M in Hardware Wallet Social Engineering Scam

Gate News bot message, according to @zachxbt, a victim lost over $282M worth of $LTC and $BTC in a hardware-wallet social engineering scam. The attacker swapped part of the $LTC and $BTC into $XMR, triggering a sharp spike in $XMR’s price. The attacker also used THORChain to swap 818 $BTC ($78M).

LTC1,14%
BTC0,45%
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