Victim Loses Over $282 Million in Crypto Scam

According to Odaily, a victim lost more than $282 million in LTC and BTC due to a hardware wallet social engineering scam on January 10, 2026, around 23:00 UTC+8. The attacker began converting the stolen 2.05 million LTC and 1,459 BTC into Monero through multiple instant exchanges, causing an increase in XMR prices. Additionally, the stolen BTC was transferred cross-chain via Thorchain to Ethereum, Ripple, and Litecoin. The affected addresses include bc1ql...tf86, bc1qp...0wzm, and ltc1q...nr70.