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Game developer Alex Amsel, recognized as the blogger Sillytuna, reported that he was subjected to a violent attack—criminals coerced him into transferring AUSD stablecoins valued at $24 million.
According to Amsel’s tweet, he was assaulted while being threatened with a weapon and faced with sexual assault threats. The developer reached out to those monitoring suspicious transactions, urging them to trace the stolen funds as quickly as possible and offered a reward for their recovery—10% of the stolen amount.
The company PeckShieldAlert, specializing in blockchain security, suggested that the developer’s crypto assets may have been lost due to “poisoned addresses,” where the victim inadvertently sends crypto assets to a wallet that matches the beginning or ending characters of the intended address. Scammers send small amounts of crypto to random users to ensure their address appears in the transaction history of potential victims, who may then copy the incorrect address during their next transaction without careful verification. Amsel stated that PeckShieldAlert’s assumption is incorrect, as he suffered physical harm.
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“I cannot disclose more information than what I posted on X, but this is unrelated to address poisoning. I am not anonymous, so it is not difficult to trace me in real life. Like many others who could find themselves in a similar situation, we must take action and demonstrate that thieves cannot easily escape with the money,” the developer asserted.
Analysts from Arkham Intelligence reported that the majority of the funds transferred by the unknown parties remain on two Ethereum addresses in DAI stablecoins amounting to $20 million. The unknown individuals transferred crypto assets worth $2.5 million to the blockchain platform Hyperliquid via Arbitrum for withdrawal in Monero (XMR). An additional $1 million was converted to Bitcoin through the LiFi protocol.
According to CertiK analysts, the total losses from hacking incidents in February were the lowest since March 2025—approximately $37.7 million. This figure represents a 60% decrease compared to January, as calculated by CertiK.
