London mein aik chhota sa layover Jacob Irwin-Cline ke liye aik bura khwab ban gaya. Sirf aik raat mein usne apni poori crypto savings kho di – aur is sab ke peeche tha aik fake Uber driver, aik suspect cigarette, aur aik pal ki ghaflat.

Kahani Kya Thi?

Yeh 30 saala developer aur shuruati Bitcoin investor, Spain mein apni family se milne jaate hue, London mein thoray time ke liye ruka tha. Usne Soho ke Roxy nightclub mein doston ke saath fun kiya. Raat ko hostel wapas jaane ke liye usne Uber order ki. Bahar aik driver ne usay naam se pukara – sab kuch theek lag raha tha. Lekin gaari app mein dikhai gayi gaari se match nahi karti thi. Phir bhi, woh andar beth gaya.

Woh Cigarette Jo Hazaaron Mein Pari

Driver ne Jacob ko cigarette offer ki. Pehle Jacob ne mana kiya, lekin phir le li. Shayad woh cigarette scopolamine se laced thi, aik powerful sedative jise "zombie drug" bhi kehte hain – itni khatarnak ke isay "the scariest drug in the world" kaha jata hai.

Jacob ko yaad hai ke woh behosh ho raha tha jab driver ne us ka phone manga "directions check karne ke liye." Nashe ki halat mein, usne phone de diya – saath hi apne access codes bhi. Usay dhundla sa yaad hai ke driver apps browse kar raha tha. Jab tak usay samajh aaya, tab tak bohot der ho chuki thi.

Jab usay hosh aaya, woh London ke outskirts mein tha aur us ka phone aur laptop poori tarah se wiped ho chukay thay. Aik ajnabi ne usay hostel wapas jaane ke liye taxi bula di.

Jacob ne kaha, "Unhon ne meri poori zindagi ki kamai loot li."

Crypto Khatam, Wapsi Na-Mumkin Si

Authorities ne baad mein confirm kiya ke attacker ne Revolut ke through us ke wallets tak access haasil ki aur force logins kiye. Kitna nuksan hua? $72,000 se zyada XRP mein, taqreeban $50,000 Bitcoin mein, aur chotay altcoin positions – total $123,000.

Jacob ko lagta hai ke usay us ki daulat ki wajah se target nahi kiya gaya – bas bad luck tha. Phir bhi, tareeqa "key attack" pattern se milta hai: koi hacking ki zaroorat nahi, bas social engineering aur physical coercion.

"Insurance na hone aur zyada tar cold wallets mein hone ki wajah se, isay wapas lena basically impossible hai," usne kaha.

Woh ab FBI ki virtual assets unit ke saath kaam kar raha hai. Aik early crypto adopter hone ke naate, Jacob kehta hai usne high school mein hi Bitcoin mein invest karna shuru kar diya tha – jab yeh $1,000 mark bhi cross nahi kiya tha.

Crypto Market Update: Bitcoin aur XRP Strong Rahey

Likhte waqt, Bitcoin $106,576 ke qareeb trade kar raha hai aur market cap $2.11 trillion ke qareeb hai, January 2025 mein isne $109,000 ki all-time high touch ki thi.

XRP, Ripple ki SEC ke khilaf partial legal win ki wajah se, filhal $2.34 ke qareeb price par hai.

London incident yeh dikhata hai ke crypto mein, sirf tech security hi nahi – everyday awareness bhi zaroori hai. Aik ghalat qadam, aur sab kuch khatam ho sakta hai.

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