Hackers stole nearly $ 800,000 worth of cryptocurrency from 84-year-old woman

An 84-year-old US resident decided to help her grandchildren to collect money for their own homes and invested her savings in cryptocurrency. However, due to the hacker attack, she lost all funds.

The exchange was again marked Coinbasewhose users were robbed in mid-fall despite two-factor authentication. The name of the victim of the scammers is Alex Anlyan. She claims that she received a call from an unknown number from a man who reported missing funds.

The American notes that she followed all security rules, including two-factor authentication. After the theft of funds, Alex Anlyan contacted the police and the FBI. Note that the money was withdrawn in amounts of $ 98.50. In total, the hackers conducted several thousand transactions.

A source: CBS12