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According to a July 8 post on X, BitMEX
Instead of transferring crypto, the transaction used Bitcoin’s OP_RETURN feature to leave a short message on the blockchain.
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The message included a web link that leads to a page claiming the wallet "appears to be lost or abandoned". The site also claims that someone has "taken constructive possession" of it and is looking for the rightful owner.
The page is presented as if it belongs to "Saloman Brothers", which references a Wall Street firm that closed in 1980.
BitMEX called the site fake and warned that it is part of a scam designed to collect private information. They also noted that other Bitcoin addresses created in 2011 have been targeted in a similar way.
In 2011, the wallet in question first received 79,956 BTC stolen during a security breach at Mt. Gox, a Japanese-based cryptocurrency exchange. Overall, attackers took 850,000 BTC from Mt. Gox before it collapsed, an amount now valued at over $92 billion.
Recently, SlowMist, a blockchain security firm, reported that a crypto holder lost nearly $6.9 million after buying a discounted cold wallet through Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok. How? Read the full story.
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