{"id":25919,"date":"2026-01-20T19:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T19:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investx.fr\/en\/?p=25919"},"modified":"2026-01-20T15:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:27:09","slug":"zachxbt-282-million-crypto-heist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investx.fr\/en\/crypto-news\/zachxbt-282-million-crypto-heist\/","title":{"rendered":"ZachXBT’s investigation: Unraveling the $282 million crypto heist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A Record Digital Heist: How Did the Hackers Operate?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the ruthless world of cryptocurrency<\/a>, security is the name of the game. Yet, even holders of massive capital, often referred to as Whales<\/strong>, are not immune. The investigation revealed by ZachXBT<\/strong> details how two individuals, known by the pseudonyms “Greavys<\/strong>” (Malone Lam) and “Box<\/strong>” (Jeandiel Serrano), managed to steal over 4,000 BTC<\/strong> from a Genesis creditor last August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On January 10, 2026 at around 11 pm UTC a victim lost $282M+ worth of LTC & BTC due to a hardware wallet social engineering scam.

The attacker began converting the stolen LTC & BTC to Monero via multiple instant exchanges causing the XMR price to sharply increase.

BTC was also\u2026<\/p>— ZachXBT (@zachxbt)
January 16, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>