Trader Harley Foote claims he was attacked, with nearly all funds stolen.
TechFlow reported that on November 14, trader Harley Lewis Foote disclosed that his computer was compromised by a malicious payload sent via WhatsApp, granting the attacker device access and draining all funds except $800.Foote said the attacker remained dormant for five days while monitoring his public short positions, closing them when Bitcoin neared $68,000 before transferring the funds through Hyperliquid and MetaMask to Tornado Cash. His email, website, and account passwords, including those for X, were also accessed.
TechFlow reported that on November 14, trader Harley Lewis Foote disclosed that his computer was compromised by a malicious payload sent via WhatsApp, granting the attacker device access and draining all funds except $800.
Foote said the attacker remained dormant for five days while monitoring his public short positions, closing them when Bitcoin neared $68,000 before transferring the funds through Hyperliquid and MetaMask to Tornado Cash. His email, website, and account passwords, including those for X, were also accessed.
