# @zachxbt: Victim loses 783 BTC ($91M) in social engineering scam

Source: https://xcancel.com/zachxbt/status/1958583129356345414
Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/zachxbt-Victim-loses-783-BTC-dollar91M-in-social-engineering-scam?index=0x68ab4efe1b33ea0f97f3050efc394be660cbaf57626440de54fd877d3e92d0a8648226d5
Submitted by misha on 2025-08-24 UTC, 2 upvotes, 1 comment

## Summary

A victim lost 783 BTC, worth $91M, in a social engineering scam on Aug 19, 2025, after scammers impersonated exchange and hardware wallet customer support. According to the post, the stolen funds began to be moved out in peel-off fashion, and the threat actor made deposits to Wasabi. The post notes that the theft occurred on the one-year anniversary of the $243M Genesis Creditor theft.

## Article

On Aug 19, 2025 a victim fell for a social engineering scam and lost 783 BTC ($91M) after exchange and hardware wallet customer support were impersonated. 

The stolen funds began to peel off and deposits to Wasabi were made by the threat actor.

Coincidentally this theft happened on the one year anniversary of the $243M Genesis Creditor theft.

Theft txn hash
da598f2a941ee3c249a3c11e5e171e186a08900012f6aad26e6d11b8e8816457
Theft address
bc1qyxyk4qgyrkx4rjwsuevug04wahdk6uf95mqlej

## Comments

**misha**: Q: How can one avoid being socially engineered Zach? A: By assuming every call or email you receive is a scam by default.