Harley Lewis Foote Hit by Malicious WhatsApp Attack, Left With Only $800

Odaily News: According to Bitcoin News monitoring, well-known trader Harley Lewis Foote said attackers gained full remote access to his computer through a malicious WhatsApp payload. The payload reportedly downloaded automatically without any click. The attackers waited five days, monitored the short position Foote had publicly disclosed, and closed it when Bitcoin approached $68,000. Foote said the hackers then moved his funds through Hyperliquid, MetaMask, and Tornado Cash, leaving him with only $800. The attackers also reportedly compromised his email, passwords, website, and X account. Foote said the hackers had previously tested a $10 withdrawal to avoid drawing attention. He wrote that all his dollar funds were taken except for $800, and said the loss involved years of savings and hard work.