A major theft incident caused a stir in the crypto world yesterday. A certain Whale fell victim to a Phishing attack and lost 50 million USDT (equivalent to 50 million USD). However, the story did not end there.
The victim did not choose to remain silent, but instead directly called out to the attacker on the chain, announcing that they had officially reported the case and collaborated with multiple law enforcement agencies and security companies to initiate monitoring. This move was quite bold.
What's even more interesting are the negotiation terms. The Whale has given a clear choice: return 98% of the assets within 48 hours and receive a bounty of $1 million, and the issue is resolved. What if they refuse? That means global judicial pursuit, a one-way street to darkness. Every on-chain action of the attacker is now being closely monitored.
Such events are not uncommon in the crypto world, but the public on-chain confrontation and law enforcement intervention of this nature are quite rare. The issues of fund security and on-chain risk prevention are once again brought to the forefront.
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ZKSherlock
· 3h ago
actually... the whole "on-chain negotiation" thing is kind of a security theater move, ngl. like, you're literally broadcasting your vulnerability metrics to every threat actor watching the mempool. has anyone considered the information theoretic implications here?
every transaction they trace is just adding noise to the dataset. cryptographic primitives don't care about your judicial posturing.
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PensionDestroyer
· 3h ago
50 million gone and still daring to challenge? That's some real guts, but if this trick really manages to track people down, it would be outrageous.
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Oh my, is fishing this intense? I need to check my Wallet quickly.
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The on-chain standoff is indeed fresh, but can a bounty of 1 million really bring back 50 million? I think it's unlikely.
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With both fishing and law enforcement going on, when will the crypto world finally clear up this mess?
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Now they start law enforcement monitoring, where were they earlier? Waiting for on-chain tracking? Haha.
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To be honest, this Whale is ruthless, 98% refund plus a bounty, if the attacker doesn't agree, they must be out of their mind.
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Tsk, 50 million just like that, where's the Cold Wallet? Where's the hardware wallet? Not even basic operations?
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Global judicial pursuit sounds intimidating, but it needs to actually catch someone.
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Watching this fishing attack again is still refreshing; it's not that I'm bad, I just think this operation is too wild.
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Here comes the question again, can this money really be recovered in the end? Has anyone truly gotten it back?
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SchrodingerProfit
· 3h ago
50 million dollars stolen and still bravely calling out, truly a tough guy. However, phishing is indeed very hard to guard against.
The on-chain standoff is indeed a fresh approach, much more ridiculous than those silent disappearances of past coin theft cases.
Really, private key management still requires attention; no amount of money can withstand a phishing link.
Offering a 1 million bounty for negotiation? This guy really sees hackers as businessmen, evidently betting on human nature.
The key is still to have law enforcement cooperation; otherwise, calling out on-chain is just a bluff.
Just want to ask if the attacker will really turn back within 48 hours, or will they just go all out?
The density of incidents in the crypto world is incredible; one moment discussing some Swap, and the next moment a whale is being sheared.
A major theft incident caused a stir in the crypto world yesterday. A certain Whale fell victim to a Phishing attack and lost 50 million USDT (equivalent to 50 million USD). However, the story did not end there.
The victim did not choose to remain silent, but instead directly called out to the attacker on the chain, announcing that they had officially reported the case and collaborated with multiple law enforcement agencies and security companies to initiate monitoring. This move was quite bold.
What's even more interesting are the negotiation terms. The Whale has given a clear choice: return 98% of the assets within 48 hours and receive a bounty of $1 million, and the issue is resolved. What if they refuse? That means global judicial pursuit, a one-way street to darkness. Every on-chain action of the attacker is now being closely monitored.
Such events are not uncommon in the crypto world, but the public on-chain confrontation and law enforcement intervention of this nature are quite rare. The issues of fund security and on-chain risk prevention are once again brought to the forefront.