ZachXBT reveals details of the $243 million theft of crypto assets from Genesis creditors and the three masterminds

Chain detective ZachXBT published an article on the X platform, detailing a major crypto asset theft against a Genesis creditor. He pointed out: On August 19, 2024, three hackers stole $243 million worth of crypto assets from a Genesis creditor through a highly complex social engineering attack. The attackers first impersonated Google customer service and deceived the victim over the phone, successfully hacking into his personal account. Later, they disguised themselves as support staff of the Gemini exchange, claiming that the account was hacked, inducing the victim to reset two-factor authentication and transfer funds from the Gemini account to the controlled wallet. Finally, the hackers induced the victim to share the screen using AnyDesk remote desktop software, thereby stealing the private key of the Bitcoin Core wallet. ZachXBT identified three main suspects: 1. Veer Chetal (alias Wiz) received the largest share of the stolen money, about $34.5 million, and the address is still 0x3c7a5f2795e73d2b94a9120a643f608cfc45c935. 2. Malone Iam (alias Greavys) lived a lavish life in Los Angeles and Miami, spending up to $250,000 to $500,000 a day, and even gave Hermès handbags to women. 3. Jeandiel Serrano (alias Box) was responsible for impersonating Gemini customer service to commit fraud. With the joint efforts of ZachXBT, CFInvestigators, Zeroshadow and the Binance security team, more than $9 million in funds have been successfully frozen, of which more than $500,000 have been returned to the victims. It is worth noting that Malone and Jeandiel have been arrested in Miami and Los Angeles respectively. Law enforcement anticipates that more funds may be seized during the arrests as a large amount of money transfers were observed before and after the arrests.