Coinbase Hacker Trolls Crypto Sleuth ZachXBT After Moving $42M in Bitcoin

The threat actor behind the massive thefts of Coinbase users has undertaken to openly ridicule prominently distinguished by Sleuth Zachxbt, using the public transaction of Ethereum as a derision.

Zachxbt first discovered it by notification on the Telegram Channel Investigation.

ZACHXBT has identified the threat actors as the same person or group behind the data violation that target COINBASE users.

“L Bozo,” the hacker wrote on Wednesday night through Ethereum transaction Using a blockchain -input data features.

The message was followed by a YouTube connection meme video Showing the legend of the NBA James worth smoking a cigarette.

Hacker’s message, in Sleng, was used to ridicule Zachxbt as a “loser” or some incompetent “L”, which means “loss”.

Zachxbt claims that the transaction was carried out after the threat of threats exceeded approximately $ 42.5 million from Bitcoin to Ethereum using Thorchain, a protocol change.

Data Etherscana with the same address marked as “Fake_phishing1158790” shows the actor of threats moved Separate amount of 8,698 ETH (approximately $ 22.6 million) an hour after the messages make fun of Zachxbt.

Messages come as Coinbase avowed Last week that he was finished at least 69,400 His users were exposed to a Data violation arising from December last year. The violation was discovered on May 11 this year, according to a submission To the Office of General State Attorney Maine.

After discovering over last week, the attackers subsequently requested a $ 20 million in Bitcoin to prevent information from release.

Coin rejected the ransomInstead, offering the same amount as a wealth for the information that leads to the arrest of the responsible.

Decipher Came to Coinbase for comment on the implications of actors threats for Zachxbt.

The company now faces an estimated financial shot between $ 180 and $ 400 million due to the effort of rehabilitation and potential customer fees.

Who is Zachxbt?

Zachxbt is known in the crypto community for the exit of the crypto fraud, hacks and false schemes.

2023. Zachxbt faced with a defamation lawsuitBut it was quickly supported by over one million dollars donations from the Crypto Community, with the support of high cryptocurrency figures, including the founder of the Binance Changpeng “CZ” Zhao and the founder of the Sunstan Sun Trone.

Last year Zachxbt, which uses pseudonym, was built into another Discussion of anonymity In crypto circles. Research crypto investment company Paradigma engaged Onchain Sleuth as an adviser to answer in the Incident in February.

Edited Sebastian Sinclair