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Joined May 2024
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Specter retweeted
"Because you get rinsed by the same KOL grifters who have done it for years, and you never learn." Just a few weeks ago, CT was praising Kmichi. Some even went as far as calling a known bundler a "mentor." A few weeks later, a token was deployed, and he indirectly promoted it. That same token is now down 96%. Same pattern, as usual. He moves on. Everyone moves on. Come back a few months later, and CT will still be calling him a legend. I stopped spending time on memecoins because it's usually the same pattern over and over, yet people still never learn. I'd rather spend my time investigating real theft cases than chasing grifters and bundlers. My previous post on Kmichi: xitter.cf/SpecterAnalyst/status/… Stay Smart
Hi because you get rinsed by the same KOL grifters who have done it for years and never learn. I tried calling out Ansem numerous times in the past for promoting micro cap and celeb tokens but gamblers brought him credibility and exit liquidity yet again this cycle. So why should I care at all? I am busy with recent incidents like the French bank heist, DPRK, or The Com where my work actually brings measurable impact rather than engagement from calling out known bad actors and saying the obvious.
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Replying to @MercadoBitcoin
with contributions from security reseachers and stablecoin issuers... $9M has been frozen
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Relay's compliance and team are so bad that DPRK manage to bridged $38M (still bridging) in just 7 hours through the @RelayProtocol Bridge, and they couldn't stop it despite claiming to have an active KYT system. DPRK couldn't laundered that amount within such a short timeframe through THORChain, but Relay opened the door. so bad for you guys.... Address: TNhpfKq83wufEKGjBhQFnT7jnxYmyBzH6F Stay Relay.
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The scale of the danger North Korea poses to crypto has become impossible to ignore. This is the story of the investigators exposing North Korean operatives working inside the industry. You think you know who your developer is. But do you? 🎬 Introducing THE DEVELOPER.
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Specter retweeted
Update: Stolen funds from the $6.3B Binance exploit and $388M Bitget exploit were commingled at the same address 45 minutes ago, after arriving via THORChain. This indicates the same actor is likely behind both incidents. The Bitget exploit was attributed to DPRK-linked TraiderTraitor, which had overlap with other previous exploits such as Kelp DAO. Commingling address: 0x15104a9ce0f08a8f0075a0869ae80e795fe0feb7 Bitget exploit context: xitter.cf/zachxbt/status/2104528…
BREAKING: Chinese illicit actors laundering funds from the $387M Bitget exploit on behalf of the alleged DPRK attackers are openly asking for support with orders in public Discord servers and Telegram channels of services they use. Notably, Alias 4 (below) was also seen laundering funds from the Kelp DAO $292M exploit earlier this year. I've observed the same pattern after multiple TraderTraitor attributed exploits, and I've closely tracked these groups. I plan to share more of my data on them in coming weeks. Currently, funds are being chain-hopped via bridges and being deposited into mixing services such as Wasabi. Alias 1 - Cc Discord: cc02006 Discord ID: 1351486674386948148 Txn: F08657EFAEAE7B58217CD17A22BF4779582E5D080C2E92E173BC239A5D828363 Alias 2 - jack Discord: jack_34808 Discord ID: 1553705721768714377 Txn: 68583D313A0CCC99F2702D61D05A242A69C86CAE09ED252B65F34B677C377F69 Alias 3 - Melon Discord: under0346 Discord ID: 1394240539108573215 Txn 1: ABE2AEF8B10057E60F8259CA2CA2CD5D71D38D254960FEEE89CB3C95A964873F Txn 2: 7BE290865901DEB1680A6D692A11392D1FDDACA0D31C48F26DCB249F2444BD6B Alias 4 - lolo / Marin TG: pvpcz TGID: 6223514198 Discord: losern Discord ID: 1024415186527985704 Txn: 8E935C19D00F40639B78BF1FD094FE48C92118F3E586AB52DF93851080CCCE15 Alias 5 - HELP ME Discord: helpme031897 Discord ID: 1554035533817188384 Txn: 7C58CAD760EBBED54F2CA4D2146D056910B7B6688B4F524396DC8807353C2379
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Kite freeze 6M in kite and turtle team also seized 3.1M turtle using administrative transfer Total frozen/blacklisted now $3.1B
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Specter retweeted
BREAKING: Arbitrum Security Council has executed a transaction to freeze ~$30.5M from the Binance Exploit. Thanks to all other signers involved. Exploiter address 0x3E2bf1ac6bf0934BBba6456C341c2EcbCED632d5 Trsanction hash: 0xb69c81774f507d46ce776aeaed8b4d31df96dd66ce6fd05073481011835355d6
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Specter retweeted
Replying to @MonkeyCharts
It’s quite nuanced so I am not sure how much benefit a site would end up having. Majority of CT is not capable of thinking critically about the following: -what’s the threshold for number of scams promoted before it’s malicious? -what’s the threshold for undisclosed paid shills before it’s malicious vs accidental? -when is it fair to call a project a scam vs failure? (people call projects a scam because the token price never went up or the token was never launched) -when can you forgive people for past mistakes? -what burden of proof is considered as evidence? (people get falsely accused of being paid shills without evidence and it gets a lot of engagement on X bc they’re controversial) There’s a difference between doing 1-2 paid promotions with the same legit brand for months or years vs multiple per week with a questionable brand. Ethos made an attempt at reputation however it was abused by low quality farmers. Majority of CT would see a name on the site and immediately bring out the pitchforks…. The conclusion reached would be the exact same thing everyone knows. Do not trust random people online.
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The Bloom drainer stole nearly $1M and is laundering it like an eight-figure haul. The transfer pattern suggests automation which includes repeated splits, consolidations, and bridges across thousands of addresses. The attacker has used 2,152 unique routing and destination addresses (1,326 Solana, 822 EVM and 5 Zcash) The attacker bridged to zcash with 26.099 ZEC going into the Sapling shielded pool, Stay Smart
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Replying to @CoinDCX
For those who don't know how to identify stolen funds, it's often pretty easy. One way to identify a potentially compromised wallet is to look for a sudden change in its established transaction patterns. For instance, TQKJQ, a CoinDCX deposit address, had consistently been sending funds to the entity's hot wallet. Then, suddenly, wallets associated with the entity, including TQKJQ, were swept into a single wallet, which began distributing funds, swapping assets, using OTC services, and more. That's a potential sign of a compromised wallet. So, the point is: CoinDCX and its co-founder are lying.
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Specter retweeted
Replying to @smtgpt @CoinDCX
Why is a CoinDCX team member telling people to engage with this post and thank you for the “transparency”? Your team waited 17 hours to disclose (not until after it was alerted publicly)
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It's crazy that CT has such a short memory. Scammers, grifters, and rug pullers are quickly forgotten. There seems to have been a coordinated push around @kimchi1x, with CT claiming that he "made eight figures from the TRUMP token." lol I decided to look into @kimchi1x . Based on my on-chain analysis, he and his group, including @orangie , have exposure to token launches, bundling, and rug pulls. Since this thread is about Kimchi, I'll focus on him. Wallet (publicly shared by Kimchi in a reply on X back in April 2024): 2yu3iNjH6zLa8Uqf1s4yKJ1kB9MHYPhMkDbpu8tLmBMC Example 1 – $STAR On May 30, 2024, at 13:41 UTC, $STAR was deployed. Within the same minute, the wallet linked to Kimchi bought 2.96 SOL ($407) and later sold the position for $45.6K. Tx: zWstdZjTHRGzPSEX5NPnfv7QS2412iroNx1HpwHNRBwu6UeyNA57ZMRcZRFfmDSi4V3uF7yHshA1YBKi3TncnF1 Example 2 – DADDY ANSEM On June 11, 2024, at 23:38 UTC, DADDY ANSEM (not launched by Ansem) was deployed. Two minutes later, the wallet linked to Kimchi bought 4.94 SOL ($730) and later sold it for $14.6K. Tx: 4DqJrynmKbaLLjPKLzZYfZwGPxSKtBCirH2Du2vDdd5Z7sfaGfA89W15x4VBzM5wzdm8BiMVA5xk1M8M9UGUut9c Example 3 – MUVA On June 26, 2024, at 22:45 UTC, MUVA was deployed. One minute later, the wallet linked to Kimchi bought 2.9 SOL ($407) and later sold the position for $53K. Tx: 55ZSNgEMDQRKvAvhcSYicrUnPoxuTV1iUR5FdSVoFK7GGXJ4S2rAtEoZ62wh7S4F39DMAHN5guoxfAmpSQwWfwS7 An exchange deposit address also clusters five other wallets that bundled the same MUVA launch. These are just a few examples. I decided not to dig through the wallet's entire bundling history. they have a private group known as @pioneerfnf While there is no verifiable evidence that @kimchi1x made eight figures from the TRUMP token, it's crazy to see someone with this kind of on-chain history being pushed as a role model. It's crazy how CT celebrate grifters and rug pullers even after knowing who they are. Stay smart.
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Specter retweeted
I spent about 13 minutes reading this, and I must say, this is incredible. Just imagine the amount of risk involved and the money spent throughout this investigation. I hope Jimmy gets what he deserves, and that his fat-reducing meals are served with plenty of water in prison. Great job, ser. 👏
1/ How I infiltrated a Chinese organized crime syndicate that has laundered $1B+ across multiple exploits for Lazarus Group. Posing as a client, I gathered intel that helped action freezes for the Feb 2025 Bybit exploit and attribute illicit activity onchain.
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If there was no THORChain, shit would be hell for these guys😑. They’re laundering funds across several chains, even on bottom chains like dYdX, Noble, and Osmosis. So annoying. How stupid can you be to publicly post txs link of stolen funds that are being tracked by the public? very soon....
BREAKING: Chinese illicit actors laundering funds from the $387M Bitget exploit on behalf of the alleged DPRK attackers are openly asking for support with orders in public Discord servers and Telegram channels of services they use. Notably, Alias 4 (below) was also seen laundering funds from the Kelp DAO $292M exploit earlier this year. I've observed the same pattern after multiple TraderTraitor attributed exploits, and I've closely tracked these groups. I plan to share more of my data on them in coming weeks. Currently, funds are being chain-hopped via bridges and being deposited into mixing services such as Wasabi. Alias 1 - Cc Discord: cc02006 Discord ID: 1351486674386948148 Txn: F08657EFAEAE7B58217CD17A22BF4779582E5D080C2E92E173BC239A5D828363 Alias 2 - jack Discord: jack_34808 Discord ID: 1553705721768714377 Txn: 68583D313A0CCC99F2702D61D05A242A69C86CAE09ED252B65F34B677C377F69 Alias 3 - Melon Discord: under0346 Discord ID: 1394240539108573215 Txn 1: ABE2AEF8B10057E60F8259CA2CA2CD5D71D38D254960FEEE89CB3C95A964873F Txn 2: 7BE290865901DEB1680A6D692A11392D1FDDACA0D31C48F26DCB249F2444BD6B Alias 4 - lolo / Marin TG: pvpcz TGID: 6223514198 Discord: losern Discord ID: 1024415186527985704 Txn: 8E935C19D00F40639B78BF1FD094FE48C92118F3E586AB52DF93851080CCCE15 Alias 5 - HELP ME Discord: helpme031897 Discord ID: 1554035533817188384 Txn: 7C58CAD760EBBED54F2CA4D2146D056910B7B6688B4F524396DC8807353C2379
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Specter retweeted
BREAKING: Chinese illicit actors laundering funds from the $387M Bitget exploit on behalf of the alleged DPRK attackers are openly asking for support with orders in public Discord servers and Telegram channels of services they use. Notably, Alias 4 (below) was also seen laundering funds from the Kelp DAO $292M exploit earlier this year. I've observed the same pattern after multiple TraderTraitor attributed exploits, and I've closely tracked these groups. I plan to share more of my data on them in coming weeks. Currently, funds are being chain-hopped via bridges and being deposited into mixing services such as Wasabi. Alias 1 - Cc Discord: cc02006 Discord ID: 1351486674386948148 Txn: F08657EFAEAE7B58217CD17A22BF4779582E5D080C2E92E173BC239A5D828363 Alias 2 - jack Discord: jack_34808 Discord ID: 1553705721768714377 Txn: 68583D313A0CCC99F2702D61D05A242A69C86CAE09ED252B65F34B677C377F69 Alias 3 - Melon Discord: under0346 Discord ID: 1394240539108573215 Txn 1: ABE2AEF8B10057E60F8259CA2CA2CD5D71D38D254960FEEE89CB3C95A964873F Txn 2: 7BE290865901DEB1680A6D692A11392D1FDDACA0D31C48F26DCB249F2444BD6B Alias 4 - lolo / Marin TG: pvpcz TGID: 6223514198 Discord: losern Discord ID: 1024415186527985704 Txn: 8E935C19D00F40639B78BF1FD094FE48C92118F3E586AB52DF93851080CCCE15 Alias 5 - HELP ME Discord: helpme031897 Discord ID: 1554035533817188384 Txn: 7C58CAD760EBBED54F2CA4D2146D056910B7B6688B4F524396DC8807353C2379
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THORChain and Stolen Funds: The Industry Needs Answers After the $1.46B @Bybit_Official hack last year, nearly $1.2B in stolen funds was reportedly traced through @THORChain as the attackers moved assets across chains. Today, following another major security incident at @Bitget , we are once again observing Bitget Exploiter funds being sent into the THORChain for asset swaps and cross-chain transfers. The question is no longer: “Does THORChain know these funds are associated with hackers?” The attacker addresses have already been publicly flagged and are being actively tracked by exchanges, blockchain security/aml firms, and the wider crypto industry. The real question is: When a protocol is aware that funds originate from a publicly identified major hack, yet continues to facilitate large-scale cross-chain swaps, how should the industry view this under the banner of “decentralization”? Decentralization should not become a blanket excuse when dealing with known stolen funds. If, after every major crypto hack, attackers can continue using THORChain as a route to move funds from ETH → BTC, BNB → BTC, and across other chains, the industry needs to seriously ask: What responsibility should THORChain bear when handling known stolen funds? @GracyBitget @xiejiayinBitget @benbybit
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Regarding who is behind the hack: I present to you THE LAZARUS GROUP. just linked this hack to the AFX hack, which stole $24M in July and was specifically attributed to TraderTraitor. The stolen XRP from Bitget was bridged and can be directly linked to the funds stolen in the AFX hack. Stay smart.
关于攻击原因: 安全团队已初步定位攻击来源。黑客入侵了钱包服务的一个关键后台系统,并利用该系统伪造转账信息、调用授权签名流程,将资金转出。可以排除私钥泄漏的情况——这意味着更恶劣的风险场景已被排除。目前确认止损已完成,平台不存在进一步资金流失的风险。黑客具体入侵手法仍在技术核查中,完整报告将在调查结束后发布。 关于提币恢复: 多组技术团队正在并行推进系统修复与安全加固,提币恢复准备工作同步进行。我们将在有明确时间窗口后第一时间公告,不提前承诺无法兑现的时间。
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Specter retweeted
The #1 reason you don't want to launder money for DPRK is that DPRK will absolutely hack you. RIP Bitget. TraderTraitor says thank you for your service. 0xCbCfd64A96837D874943641fc9BA159C10d6CC80 -> 0xA0772d6E70D2c97CFB70628C7B00f666A6476feb
Regarding who is behind the hack: I present to you THE LAZARUS GROUP. just linked this hack to the AFX hack, which stole $24M in July and was specifically attributed to TraderTraitor. The stolen XRP from Bitget was bridged and can be directly linked to the funds stolen in the AFX hack. Stay smart.
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Total loss: $353M The remaining addresses rwNhefsz1UQEusxhCvHip3RANinWi4CTck rDRV9nLg8xbLsafKZnhNgWuE1TiSLE95hs TBWNguTTgezw9dVorX441C6nDrZpRxYwKD
Where tf is bitget team @BitgetWallet @GracyBitget Another $8.2M was just withdrawn on avalanche Loss: 185M
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