Markets Hacker steals $282 million crypto in hardware wallet social-engineering attack By info@uweb3.io January 16, 2026 Share This Post FacebookXPinterestWhatsApp A sophisticated social-engineering attack led to the theft of more than $282 million in BTC and LTC, with the funds rapidly laundered through monero. TagsattackCryptoHackerhardwaremillionsocialengineeringstealsWallet Related Posts SEC Change to Quorum Rules Took Affect After Commissioner Departed After US lawmakers failed to pass a comprehensive digital... Sberbank Secures Russia’s Approval for Crypto Trading Cointelegraph is committed to providing independent, high-quality journalism across... Fairshake PAC Reports $2.7M in Spending on ’Pro-Crypto’ Candidates Affiliate entities of Fairshake, the US political action committee... France Lawmakers Back $112K Crypto Wallet Disclosure Proposal French lawmakers have backed a proposal that would require... FSB Outlines Stablecoin and AI Priorities for G20 The Financial Stability Board (FSB), a global financial watchdog,... Kraken Parent Receives VARA Approval for UAE Expansion Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, has... Previous articleBelarus Introduces State-Regulated CryptobanksNext articleTom Lee's BitMine pushes Ethereum into $8 billion staking backlog