Security· ★★· bearish·

Bitcoin thief uses Lightning to obscure stolen funds

  • —An attack on Blink led to the theft of 6.61 BTC
  • —The attacker routed funds through Lightning to obscure the trail
  • —Blink is tracking the stolen coins across Lightning and other services
Why it matters: The incident highlights how Lightning is increasingly used to launder stolen crypto, complicating recovery efforts.
Source: CriptoNoticias