ZachXBT: Genesis creditor crypto assets stolen, worth $243 million
On-chain detective ZachXBT has detailed a major crypto asset theft against Genesis creditors on the X platform. On August 19, 2024, three hackers stole $243 million worth of crypto assets from a Genesis creditor through a highly sophisticated social engineering attack. According to ZachXBT's investigation, the attackers first impersonated Google customer service, deceived the victim by phone, and successfully hacked into his personal account. They then disguised themselves as support staff of the Gemini exchange, claiming that the account was hacked, induced the victim to reset the two-factor authentication and transfer the funds in the Gemini account to the controlled wallet. Finally, the hackers lured the victim into using AnyDesk remote desktop software to share the screen, thus stealing the private key of the Bitcoin Core wallet.
Thanks to the combined efforts of ZachXBT, CFInvestigators, Zeroshadow, and the Binance security team, more than $9 million of funds have been successfully frozen, with more than $500,000 returned to the victims. Notably, Malone and Jeandiel have been arrested in Miami and Los Angeles, respectively. Law enforcement anticipates that more funds may be seized during the arrest process, as large transfers of funds were observed before and after the arrest.