ZachXBT Exposes Crypto Scammer Involved in Phishing Attacks
Popular on-chain sleuth ZachXBT has uncovered another crypto scammer responsible for stealing millions of dollars through sophisticated phishing attacks. Here are the key points:
– The scammer, known as Soup or Dan, targeted the Discord services of DeFi projects like Orbiter Finance and Pika Protocol.
– Soup impersonated Luke Hamilton, an employee of Decrypt, to trick crypto project team members into joining a fake Decrypt Discord server.
– He then convinced them to submit KYC information, only to later embed a phishing attack in an attempt to steal their Discord token.
– Soup compromised the Pika Protocol Discord server, stealing $220,000 in crypto. He also attacked Orbiter Finance, stealing an additional $760,000.
– Soup admitted to receiving a portion of the stolen funds and spent some of the proceeds on exclusive Roblox items.