Cryptocurrency [loss] $91M+

Tweet by zachxbt

2025-08-19 [vendor] Bitcoiner socially engineered out of $91 million [chain] bitcoin
Primary Source ↗
Financial Loss $91.0M (91,000,000 USD)
Blockchain(s) Bitcoin

Incident Details

A bitcoin holder reportedly fell for a social engineering attack after receiving communications from scammers posing as customer support for a crypto exchange and hardware wallet provider, according to crypto sleuth zachxbt. The thieves stole 783 BTC (~$91 million), which they then transferred through the Wasabi mixer to complicate tracing.

Total loss estimated at $91,000,000.

Technical Details

Initial Attack Vector
Social engineering attack
Vendor / Product
Bitcoiner socially engineered out of $91 million

Timeline

  1. 2025-08-19 Breach occurred
  2. 2025-08-19 Publicly disclosed