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[darkbit @darkbitweb]

@matthewabides @zachxbt Im calling BS on this one. You do realize people have been calling ZachXBT (Zachary Wolf) going back as far as 2024. As mentioned in previous posts it's most likely a pseudonym.

[darkbit @darkbitweb]

@vxdb Easy. Build a finance app or any indiscriminate app, get Apple's approval, replace good code with malicious code, profit?

[darkbit @darkbitweb]

@tayvano_ Haha. They cant get a hold of their own AML team.

[darkbit @darkbitweb]

Apple has a history of allowing malicious apps that target crypto users on their App Store.

The 9.5M fake Ledger App is just the latest example.

At what point do they become liable?

A few examples:

Fake Rabby Wallet - (02/2024) - 1.6M+ lost, the hacker was identified

Fake Leather Wallet (03/2024) - 120K+ lost

Fake Phantom Wallet (06/2024) - Total losses unknown, 1 user lost 100K+

I'm sure there's many more I'm missing here.

Android apps on the Google Play Store do appear to have the same problem.

However, Google does and will go after those who exploit their platform. Here's one such example - https://t.co/lP5ugx7zcZ

Will Apple do the same?

[darkbit @darkbitweb]

@jussy_world @worldlibertyfi @EricTrump WeB3 AmBassad0r 😀

[darkbit @darkbitweb]

@kucoincom Also @kucoincom I gave you a nice little Reddit post about the rest of my funds, totaling about 315K getting laundered through your network - https://t.co/mrWa9urjfG - You deserve all the heat you're getting

[darkbit @darkbitweb]

@kucoincom Hey @kucoincom reminder that time you let a single threat actor launder about 275K into a single deposit address of MY STOLEN FUNDS on Mother's Day 2023 and you refused to work with LE? I do. 0xB129845c082b3BD6Ce163e8B0369aCc6E929B7bC

[darkbit @darkbitweb]

Kucoin would rather pay fines than do any AML on their network. They know most of their revenue comes from illicit funds.

[ZachXBT @zachxbt]

C) Want to explain to the community why Kucoin allowed a threat actor to launder $9.5M+ tied to a fake Ledger app via 150+ Kucoin deposit addresses over the past week?

A few days before that another threat actor laundered $3.5M+ from the Bitcoin Depot incident via 25+ Kucoin deposit addresses.

You’ve enabled instant exchanges abusing KYC and entities like AudiA6, a centralized mixer for illicit actors to operate freely.

Kucoin deserves to have regulators come after its business once again.

[darkbit @darkbitweb]

@Smart_Money @zachxbt @glove Kucoin has a long history of this. They only work with LE when forced to.

[tanuki42 @tanuki42_]

Hi, everyone, I'm ready to struggle for the peace of blockchain.

[darkbit @darkbitweb]

Looks like Pink Drainer awoke after a long nap. Could he be looking to launder more funds soon? About 3.6M in sDAI moved to 0x391992Aff5C9C33c7630fBe839eC4b8B1bc08D79.

[darkbit @darkbitweb]

@PabloSabbatella Ahh yes, I remember sub7. One of the first trojans kiddies could scare the bejesus out of people by opening their CD ROM and displaying the matrix background. @JackRhysider has a good podcast on the fake dev vs the real one. If I remember correct the real one was Romanian.

[darkbit @darkbitweb]

@b_block_oficial Romance scam?

[FBI Director Kash Patel @FBIDirectorKash]

Last night, John Daghita – a U.S. government contractor who allegedly stole more than $46 million in cryptocurrency from the U.S Marshals Service – was arrested on the island of Saint Martin by the French Gendarmerie’s premier elite tactical unit in a joint operation with the @FBI.

Thanks to the International Cooperation Team Serious Crime Unit of the French Gendarmerie National in Saint Martin, and the Groupe d’intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale of Guadeloupe for the outstanding coordination.

FBI will continue working 24/7 with our international partners to track down, apprehend, and bring to justice those who attempt to defraud American taxpayers—no matter where they try to hide.

[darkbit @darkbitweb]

@MrCable0x @bundeep Damn, tough one! No leads until they start laundering. I'll follow along

[darkbit @darkbitweb]

Justice in Web3 is slow, but it’s possible.

It will take time for the legal process to return these funds to the victims, but the "untouchable" scammers just lost a massive payday.

Stay vigilant. If a "pro" DMs you for unsolicited investment advice—it’s 100% a scam.

[darkbit @darkbitweb]

In August 2024, Reddit user VtheCryptoEng lost most of his life savings: 3 BTC and 11.21 ETH (~$207,300).

The scammer? A "crypto influencer" on Snapchat named xo.eth with 60k followers. He spent an hour on the phone building trust, speaking with a British accent from Dubai.

[darkbit @darkbitweb]

I worked directly with LE to present the evidence.

The result? Tether blacklisted the funds in 0x0ffcdF3002A3c88c3eC4b579535CE09292CB2D2A (the taunter)

$540,000 in is now FROZEN across this wallet and others. The scammers can see the money, but they can never touch it again.