Pain! ZachXBT: A user lost 783 Bitcoins, amounting to $91.4 million due to impersonated customer service.

On-chain detective ZachXBT revealed that an investor lost $91.4 million in Bitcoin this week due to a social engineering trap, exposing human security vulnerabilities once again. (Background: Is your TikTok Shop still safe? AI + fake apps + phishing pages, the new scam 'ClickTok' is targeting your crypto wallet) (Additional background: Chinese 'DGCX Xinkangjia' scam of 13 billion yuan! Impersonating Dubai gold trading exchanges, over 2 million victims) According to the latest post from on-chain detective ZachXBT, an investor was meticulously targeted by a social engineering scam this week, with 783 Bitcoins instantly transferred from their account, amounting to approximately $91.4 million based on the market price at the time of the incident. The setup was methodical: from fake customer service to private key leakage. According to ZachXBT, the scam began with a 'security alert' text message claiming that there were unusual logins to the account that needed immediate verification. When the victim was transferred to the 'customer service hotline,' the tone was professional, the process detailed, and they even provided a superficially authentic ticket number, successfully lowering the victim's guard. Ultimately, the victim was led to input their recovery phrase. In just a few minutes, the assets flowed to an unfamiliar address and were immediately sent to Wasabi Wallet for mixing, shrouding subsequent investigations in heavy obscurity. Ledger statistics show that overall crypto losses exceeded $3.1 billion in the first half of this year, with social engineering accounting for the majority, indicating that human elements remain the greatest risk. Five self-protection rules: Lock the last door Even though exchanges and wallet providers continue to promote multi-factor authentication and hardware wallets, impersonating customer service and disguising as police officers still work. Recently, there have been reports of a British investor leaking their recovery phrase due to trusting 'police assistance,' resulting in a loss of $2.8 million, warning investors to reevaluate their own security processes. Here are five basic security rules: 1. Only contact customer service through official channels; refuse unknown calls. 2. Never input private keys or recovery phrases on web pages or during phone calls. 3. Fully enable multi-factor authentication, preferably using a physical security key. 4. When using a hardware wallet, compare addresses and amounts for each transaction to avoid blind signing. 5. If any unusual login or transfer prompts occur in your account, immediately verify on the official website and change your password. Related reports: Taipower's net worth 'left with 2.7' has not issued dividends for 20 years, shareholders criticize: scamming people's hard-earned money! Accumulated losses exceed 450 billion yuan. Brother Mai Chi endorsing Taiwan Mobile Exchange TWEX? Scam ads laughably destroy the crypto community. Paraguay announces Bitcoin as legal tender is 'fake news,' president X account hacked. Be careful of scams 'Pain! ZachXBT: A user lost 783 Bitcoins, amounting to $91.4 million, due to impersonated customer service.' This article was first published on BlockTempo (The most influential blockchain news media).