๐จ $243M BITCOIN HEIST โ Teen Hacker โWizโ Caught Livestreaming! ๐คฏ๐ธ
Stolen in Seconds, Traced in Days! In August 2024, over 4,100 BTC โ worth $243 million โ was stolen from a single victim using a high-level social engineering attack. The hack shocked the crypto world not only for the amount but for how it happened.
๐ฎ Gamers Turned Hackers Three self-taught teenagers โ Veer Chetal (aka Wiz), Malone Lam, and Jeandiel Serrano โ used fake Google and Gemini support calls to gain access to the victim's wallet.
How? โ๏ธ First, they spoofed a call pretending to be Google
โ๏ธ Then followed with a fake Gemini security warning
โ๏ธ The victim was tricked into resetting 2FA and using AnyDesk
โ๏ธ Private keys were shared โ BTC gone instantly
โ ๏ธ Security Reminder Never share your screen or keys.
Official teams will never ask for passwords or remote access.
๐ฎโโ๏ธ How He Got Caught? Veer โWizโ Chetal couldnโt resist showing off. He flaunted luxury cars and even leaked clues about the scam on livestream. Later, he was arrested and pled guilty โ while out on bail for another fraud.
๐ก Lessons for the Community Education is your best defense. If it feels urgent or suspicious โ pause and verify. Social engineering is becoming more dangerous than malware.
๐ $243M โ One of the Largest Social Engineering Crypto Scams in History!
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