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ZachXBT: $330 million BTC stolen as social engineering theft targeting the elderly in the US

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2025-04-30 14:02:03
On April 30th, according to the chain detective ZachXBT, the $330 million bitcoin transfer incident that caused the price of Monero (XMR) to skyrocket by 50% on April 28th has been confirmed to be a social engineering theft against the elderly in the United States. The attacker used social engineering means to gain access to the victim's wallet, transferred 3520 BTC (worth 330.70 million dollars), and the stolen funds were quickly laundered through more than 6 instant trading platforms and exchanged for privacy coins XMR, causing the price of XMR to skyrocket. BlockBeats previously reported that a suspicious transfer of 3,520 bitcoins (about $330.70 million) occurred at an address on April 28. Subsequently, the funds began to be laundered through more than six instant trading platforms and were exchanged for Monero (XMR), causing the price of XMR to surge by 50%.
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