Kraken User Loses $18.2M in Crypto Social Engineering Attack as Funds Move via Thorchain: ZachXBT
A Kraken user appears to have lost roughly $18.2 million in cryptocurrency after a suspected social engineering attack, with stolen funds now moving across blockchains. Kraken Account Targeted in $18M Scam as Funds Bridg...
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Older archive item. Useful for background and entity history, but not a fresh market-moving signal.
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Kraken is showing up inside the Security Incidents theme, so this story is worth tracking for follow-through rather than treating it as a one-off headline.
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