SIM swappers stole $ 45 million from Bitcoin kit in BTC and BCH

According to a post on Reddit by user Zhoujianfu, about 100,000 BCH and 1,550 BTC were stolen from him. GeneralThe amount of losses amounted to approximately $ 45 million.

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He confirmed that he had two addresses, withwhich transactions were made. According to him, the attackers were able to gain access to funds by replacing his SIM card in order to pass two-factor authentication.

In an emotional appeal, Zhoujianfu requested help in recovering stolen assets from miners and communities, offering a &#171;great reward&#187;.

Users in the comments expressed surprise.his decision to store cryptocurrency for such an amount on a platform for access to which only one mobile phone is enough. Regarding the possibility of a refund, he was advised to contact a major BCH miner with a proposal for $ 10 million to arrange double spending for transactions of attackers. Zhoujianfu lost about $ 30 million of this cryptocurrency.

Primitive Ventures Managing Partner Dovi WangShe also noted that funds can only be returned to the victim through hard fork. According to her, the attackers are already splitting the withdrawn amounts in order to complicate their tracking.

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Recall that in January, an 18-year-old hacker was arrested in Canada on charges of fraud in the $ 50 million cryptocurrency committed by replacing SIM cards.