Record $330M Bitcoin Social Engineering Heist Show Say Crypto Security Wahala, People Weakness, And How Blockchain Dey Respond For Crime Dem
Dis kain go dey $330 million Bitcoin theft don show say social engineering wahala for crypto market just dey increase everyday. First, one investor for Washington D.C. lose $250 million Bitcoin after dem do am wayo with phishing scam wey dem pretend say dem be Google and Gemini security people. Dis one allow hackers enter him computer from far and quickly carry over 4,100 BTC. One blockchain detective wey dem call ZachXBT follow the stolen crypto as e pass through different exchange like THORChain, KuCoin, ChangeNOW, and cross go Avalanche. Dis one make trading platforms and police know about the matter. After dat, anoda bigger attack happen, wey scammers use fine mouth tell one old man for US wey get Bitcoin make him give dem him wallet password. Dat one make dem carry over 3,500 BTC wey the man keep since 2017. The bad guys quick quick wash the money using 'peel chains', instant exchange, and change plenty of the money to Monero (XMR), wey make XMR price jump 50% for small time. Even as dem try hard to trace the money and some money don dey freeze, most of am never show face. These bad things show say, apart from computer wahala, social engineering – like pretending to be important, rushing people, and copying people well well – fit break strong crypto security. The cases make am clear say people wey get crypto and trading platforms need to sabi about security well well, check things properly, use multi-factor authentication, and use hardware wallets. As more crypto-related crime dey come out and crypto transactions no fit be cancelled and nobody sabi who do am, big investors, NFT collectors, and platforms remain the main people dem dey target. The fast blockchain tracing and small money wey dem recover show say on-chain analysis get power, but e still tell traders and exchange say na human being weakness be the main way wey attack dey happen.
Bearish
Dis attack wey use social engineering and phishing break record show plenti way dem fit hack crypto money, especially Bitcoin. Dem thief plenti BTC and launder am, e make pipo no trust where dem dey keep dia crypto again, and e show sey even if you do fine fine security for inside di system (on-chain), pipo wey sabi manipulate oda pipo (human beings) fit still beat am. For short time, dis tin fit make traders and investors fear, e fit make dem rush sell BTC and oda things wey relate to am because dem no trust di security again. For Monero (XMR), di wahala make di price go up small small because pipo wey dey launder money need am, but dis one no go last because exchange pipo don dey watch well well. For long time, as pipo dey fear say dis kind tin fit happen again and dem dey hear plenti tori of crypto crime, e fit make di market no too strong and government fit start to look inside dia business well well.