Odaily reports: Earlier this month, the verified Reddit account of streaming service HBO Max was hijacked by hackers, who deployed 108 malicious ads over approximately 48 hours, tricking Mac and Windows users into executing commands to install infostealer malware.The malware can steal browser credentials, Telegram data, Apple Notes, saved passwords, and crypto wallet recovery phrases, and may also alter wallet addresses in the clipboard. Reddit has suspended the relevant ads and launched a security investigation. The number of infections and crypto asset losses have not yet been confirmed. (Decrypt)

Odaily News: In an operation targeting the Telegram crypto escrow trading platform Xinbi Guarantee, the U.S. Department of Justice's Scam Center Strike Force restricted the handling of approximately $52 million in fraud-related cryptocurrency in a single day, bringing the cumulative total to approximately $938 million. Previously, the cumulative amount frozen, seized, or recovered had already exceeded $580 million.The U.S. Department of the Treasury stated that since its founding around 2022, Xinbi Guarantee has processed over $24 billion in transactions, involving digital assets and fiat currency, primarily serving Southeast Asian transactions. North Korean hackers and sanctioned entities are alleged to have used the platform, including entities under Jin Bei Group and Prince Group.A U.S. federal court approved the seizure on September 7 of the Telegram channel operated by Xinbi Guarantee. Law enforcement authorities also seized two payment wallets totaling approximately $12 million and applied to freeze another 47 cryptocurrency wallets suspected of being used for money laundering or associated with fraud-related service providers.The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added Xinbi Guarantee and its two supporting companies, Safew Technology and Anwen Technology, to its sanctions list on September 9. The U.S. Department of Justice also dispatched investigators to Madagascar to assist local law enforcement in cracking down on 13 scam compounds operated by Chinese nationals and to process over 3,200 electronic devices. (Bitcoin.com News)

Odaily News The U.S. Department of Justice announced that its Fraud Suppression Task Force, in coordination with the Treasury Department, took coordinated enforcement action against Xinbi Guarantee, seizing and restricting over $52 million in crypto assets in a single day, bringing the total assets restricted by the task force to approximately $938 million. Tether provided proactive assistance in this investigation.The Department of Justice alleged that Xinbi operates as an illegal fraud service marketplace primarily run through Telegram, providing custom investment scam websites and money laundering services to fraud rings, while also recruiting human trafficking victims to work in scam compounds across Southeast Asia. Law enforcement has seized its Telegram channels and two crypto wallets holding a combined approximately $12 million, and restricted 47 additional related wallets.The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has simultaneously designated Xinbi as a Significant Transnational Criminal Organization and sanctioned two other entities providing support to it. The task force also assisted Madagascar in shutting down 13 scam compounds operated by Chinese criminal groups, processing over 3,200 electronic devices and leading to nearly 400 local arrests.

Odaily News: According to sources familiar with the matter, Tether has frozen 10 Tron addresses associated with Xinbi Guarantee today, involving approximately $39.3 million in USDT. The freeze was first reported by MistTrack, the on-chain tracking platform under SlowMist.Xinbi Guarantee is a Chinese-language escrow trading marketplace that emerged on Telegram around 2022. TRM Labs has previously described it as one of the largest illegal cryptocurrency markets in Southeast Asia, stating that it has processed approximately $24.2 billion in transactions cumulatively. (The Block)

Odaily News: According to SlowMist monitoring, Tether froze approximately 39,273,713 USDT across 10 TRON addresses a few hours ago. These addresses are marked as associated with the Telegram guarantee platform Xinbi Guarantee. This action may be another round of freezing measures targeting related Telegram guarantee platforms, following the earlier freeze of funds linked to Huione Guarantee.

Odaily News On-chain analyst SomaXBT stated on the X platform that suspected Lootbot users have experienced a collective wallet theft incident, with losses now exceeding $600,000 (approximately 245 ETH). Preliminary information shows that about 50% of the victims are Lootbot subscribers.It is worth noting that Lootbot is one of the projects founded by dexter, the founder of gm.ai, a project previously involved in a soft rug pull. Lootbot was originally a trading bot platform within the Telegram ecosystem.

Odaily reported that Pavel Durov announced on the X platform that the Gram wallet in Telegram is now ready and has been made available to a select group of users. Over the next few weeks, the wallet will be gradually rolled out to more than 1 billion users. He expressed gratitude to the validators who approved its core smart contracts, noting that this means future wallet upgrades will not require cumbersome wallet migrations. This is just one of the many innovations Telegram is introducing to make non-custodial wallets easier to use.

Odaily Planet Daily News: A user lost approximately 550,000 USDC after clicking a Google sponsored ad that led to a fake Hyperliquid website. The case involved the use of a professional "coin-stealing service" infrastructure linked to the Inferno system. The service recruited clients via Telegram accounts, offering malicious scripts, automated theft, cross-chain withdrawals, and automatic profit distribution. In this case, the phishing group was responsible for purchasing ads, deploying fake entry points, and providing the final receiving addresses; after the theft succeeded, the backend automatically split the funds.

Odaily News: According to on-chain detective Specter's monitoring, the victim claimed that due to a Coldcard hack, funds were transferred from Bitcoin to Ethereum. However, on-chain data shows that the 73 BTC ($4.6 million) originally came from the Whirlpool coin mixer two weeks ago, with some of it bridged to Ethereum and subsequently deposited through a phishing Tornado Cash interface. Two coin mixers were used during the fund transfer process. The individual was also found to have appeared in Telegram groups involving private key searches and brute-force attacks. On-chain detective Specter stated that the victim may be a threat actor, and their funds may have been stolen by another threat actor.

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