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More than $30 million stolen in violent crypto attacks in 2026 as France emerges as 'wrench attack' hotspot: Chainalysis
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The X account of crypto trader “Sillytuna” claimed that roughly $24 million in aEthUSDC was stolen in a violent attack.
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Arkham Intelligence said the attacker moved the funds across Layer 2 networks, Bitcoin, and Monero in an apparent attempt to obscure the trail.
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Across several X posts shared on Wednesday, Sillytuna said that the attack included violence, weapons, kidnapping, and threats of sexual assault. Although the X user stated that law enforcement is involved, authorities have yet to confirm the details of the alleged incident.
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"Bruised, held off while I could, but can't do that much with axes over your hands and feet," the X user wrote, adding that he is now "definitely out of crypto."
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The posts quickly circulated across the crypto community, drawing attention to the scale of the alleged theft and the disturbing circumstances surrounding it.
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Sillytuna also offered a 10% bounty for recovering the funds. "Reminder: 10% bounty of any funds individuals or platforms can recover for me. Even if you were involved," the account said.
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"I had to fight off 4 armed attackers but couldn't keep that up for long," Sillytuna later told The Block. "There is now a large movement both from law enforcement and white hats to recover funds and find the culprits."
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Moved across Layer 2s, Bitcoin and Monero
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Blockchain analytics platform Arkham Intelligence said that the attacker moved the funds across Layer 2 networks, Bitcoin, and Monero in what appeared to be an effort to obscure the trail.
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According to Arkham's analysis, roughly $20 million of the stolen funds were stored in two Ethereum addresses in the form of DAI, while other portions were bridged to different networks.
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About $2.48 million was bridged to USDC on Arbitrum, while $2.47 million was sent to Hyperliquid across 19 separate Wagyu-linked accounts, which were then used to purchase the privacy-focused cryptocurrency Monero (XMR).
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The attacker also bridged about $1.1 million to the Bitcoin network via LiFi, Arkham added, noting that the thieves may have deposited 0.5 BTC into a mixing service.
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Blockchain security firm PeckShield also flagged the wallet activity shortly after the claims surfaced, echoing that roughly $24 million in assets linked to the trader's account had been drained and transferred to another address.
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Violent attempts to steal crypto from social media influencers or key opinion leaders have been on the rise in recent months.
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The Sillytuna X account, which has been active since June 2008, appears connected to a longtime non-fungible token and gaming entrepreneur who has used the alias across several platforms.
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Updated with comment from Sillytuna.
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Crypto Trader Loses $24M in Violent Attack
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A crypto trader known as Sillytuna was reportedly violently extorted, resulting in the theft of about $23.6 million in aEthUSDC from his wallet. Blockchain tracking shows the attacker quickly converted most of the stolen funds into around $20.34 million in DAI, while a smaller portion was bridged to Arbitrum and later moved to Hyperliquid. The funds were reportedly used to purchase Monero (XMR), a privacy-focused cryptocurrency, making the stolen assets harder to trace.
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Crypto OG Loses $24M In Suspected Address Poisoning Attack – PeckShield — TradingView News
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Crypto OG Loses $24M In Suspected Address Poisoning Attack – PeckShield
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A major security breach has shocked the crypto community after a wallet linked to an early crypto participant and NFT collector, sillytuna, lost roughly $24 million worth of aETHUSDC in what analysts believe to be an address poisoning attack.
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But, sillytuna says that the theft process actually involved violence, weapons, kidnapping, and rape threats.
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How Sillytuna Loses $24M In Address Poisoning Attack
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Blockchain security firm PeckShield first flagged suspicious activity after noticing a large token transfer from a wallet beginning with 0xd2e8…ca41, reportedly associated with a long-time crypto figure.
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On-chain records show the wallet sent 23,596,293 aEthUSDC (worth roughly $23.5 million) in a single transfer to another wallet (0x6fef…a246032). PeckShield believes the attacker used an address-poisoning technique
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#PeckShieldAlert A @sillytuna (0xd2e8…ca41)-related address has been drained of ~$24M worth of $aEthUSDC in an address poisoning attack.
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~$20M in BITSTAMP:DAIUSD is currently sitting in 2 attacker-controlled staging wallets (not yet mixed):
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-0xd0c2…dd3e (~$10M)… pic.twitter.com/alzSYrvLVz
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Further, the attacker quickly converted $20 million of the stolen assets into DAI and distributed the funds across two intermediary wallets.
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One wallet with an address (0xd0c…9dd3E) holding around $10 million in DAI.
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Second wallet with address (0xcdCA…eC9C4) holding 9.979 million in DAI.
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Attacker Started Bridging Fund Towards Arbitrum
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Blockchain monitoring also shows the attacker has started bridging small portions of the funds to the Arbitrum network.
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One tracked transfer indicates a bridge transaction sending roughly 49.85 ETH, which resulted in over 106,000 USDC appearing on Arbitrum through a cross-chain bridge.
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Security researchers believe the attacker may continue moving funds in smaller portions to avoid triggering alerts.
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Victim Claims Physical Threats Were Involved
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Shortly after the attack became public, sillytuna confirmed the compromised wallet was his personal address, revealing that the situation involved serious real-world threats.
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$24 million dollar theft of AUSD from 0x6fe0fab2164d8e0d03ad6a628e2af78624060322
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Involved violence, weapons, kidnapp and rape threats. Obvs police involved.
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Please pass on to all those who trace such things.
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And now… definitely out of crypto. ****ers.
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According to his statement, the incident included violence, weapons, and kidnapping threats, adding that law enforcement authorities are now handling the investigation.
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Shaken by the incident, the veteran crypto participant said he plans to leave the crypto industry completely.
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Despite the loss, sillytuna said he was thankful the situation did not turn worse and that he managed to escape without serious physical harm.
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Following the incident, the NFT collector publicly offered a 10% bounty for anyone able to help recover the stolen funds. The offer applies to individuals, investigators, or even parties involved in the incident who may return the assets.
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Crypto Holder Loses $24 Million in Address Poisoning Attack Tied to Violent Threats
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A crypto holder identified as Sillytuna lost approximately $24 million in aEthUSDC after an address poisoning attack, with the incident also involving violent threats.
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According to on-chain data, the attacker has already converted most of the stolen funds.
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An address poisoning attack is a crypto scam in which scammers create a lookalike address and send a small transaction to the target’s address book.
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This “poisons” the target’s address book, leading them to mistakenly send funds to the scammer’s address instead of the intended recipient.
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It relies on the fact that people may copy wallet addresses from recent transactions rather than verify the full address.
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The attack on Sillytuna is part of a broader escalating pattern. According to blockchain security firm CertiK, 2025 was the most violent year in the cryptocurrency space, with 72 recorded incidents.
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PeckShieldAlert identified the exploited address as 0xd2e8…ca41, linked to Sillytuna, with approximately $24 million in aEthUSDC drained.
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Sillytuna confirmed on X that the attack involved violence, weapons, and kidnapping threats, with police now involved.
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Lookonchain tracked the attacker converting most funds into 20.34 million DAI (DAI), with a smaller portion bridged to Arbitrum and deposited into Hyperliquid to buy Monero (XMR).
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Sillytuna is offering a 10% bounty on any funds recovered by individuals or platforms.
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Physical violence against crypto holders surged 75% year over year in 2025. Kidnapping was the most common attack method, with assaults also rising sharply.
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XMR purchases by attackers indicate a deliberate pivot to privacy coins to obstruct on-chain tracing and asset recovery efforts.
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