Hackers launched a phishing attack on the wallet containing $8.7 billion in Bitcoin from the Mt. Gox theft case

2025-07-09 09:33:16

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ChainCatcher message, according to Decrypt, hackers launched a phishing attack targeting the wallet containing $8.7 billion in Bitcoin from the Mt. Gox theft case. They sent an OP_RETURN transaction to that address, which included a text message linking to a fake website of the Wall Street investment bank Solomon Brothers, attempting to extract the owner's personal information.

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