Security· ★★★· bearish·

Investor loses 80 BTC worth $6.6M after wallet compromise

  • —Loss totaled 80 BTC, worth $6.6 million at the time of theft
  • —Funds were stored in a cold wallet
  • —The incident was flagged by blockchain intelligence firm Lookonchain
  • —The victim's identity and attack vector remain undisclosed
Why it matters: The case shows cold storage does not guarantee protection against key compromise.
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Source: BitExpert
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