Massive $91 Million Bitcoin Heist Exposed: Social Engineering Scam Targets Crypto Exchange

A sophisticated social engineering scam has stolen a staggering $91 million in Bitcoin from an unsuspecting victim on August 19, 2025. Blockchain sleuth ZachXBT revealed the incident, exposing how scammers impersonated customer support agents from a hardware wallet manufacturer and a cryptocurrency exchange to steal sensitive account credentials and orchestrate a massive fund transfer. The attack, which involved psychological manipulation to prey on the victim’s trust in customer service, saw 783 BTC vanish into thin air. This brazen heist underlines the critical need for heightened awareness of security risks within the cryptocurrency world.