๐Ÿ”ด Security Alert: Loss of 18 million dollars in Ethereum due to "social engineering"! ๐Ÿšจ
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๐Ÿ“ฐ The news
One user of the Kraken platform fell victim to a massive scam that led to the loss of approximately 18 million dollars (8,662 $ETH). The attacker has already transferred 1.7 million dollars through the $RUNE (THORChain) protocol and deposited over 5,300 $ETH on the HitBTC platform.
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๐Ÿ“Œ Details of the money tracking
โ€” Movements of the funds have been monitored on-chain and the addresses linked to the attacker have been identified.
โ€” Decentralized bridges were used to attempt to launder the money and complicate the tracking process.
โ€” Urgent reports to centralized platforms to freeze assets before they are cashed out.
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โš ๏ธ Security Advice
Social engineering relies on psychological manipulation; do not share your private keys, do not click on unknown links, and always verify the identity of the speaker before executing any transfer of your coins such as $BTC or $ETH.
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Do you think centralized platforms can recover this stolen money? ๐ŸŸข Yes or ๐Ÿ”ด No? ๐Ÿ‘‡
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