yrs, contact with exchange asap, and USDT operator. UsdtOp and Exchange can freeze your money


https://x.com/Tether_to/
https://tether.recruitee.com/o/ai-engineer-llm/c/new

It is possible, depending on the situation at hand it may be even likely to have them frozen.  However, this does not mean they can do much about it particularly because this is a situation that Authorities have to work on and not the Exchange itself.  Do not lose hope, but be realistic about the situation.  This is a theft that may or may have not been well planned.  If they did not Withdraw your brothers Cryptocurrencies to their Bank Account or if they did not complete Know Your Customer procedures, chances are dimnished.

I am mind blown how some people do not have at least a Hardware Wallet and prefer to rather hold this much Money on a Computer they do not even properly secure.  I do not want to carve the knife even more against his skin but why?  This was a constantly open invitation for any bad actor to his Wallet!

Whether he gets Authorities to retrieve his Money or not, from this extremely expensive lesson he must learn a thing or two.  Do NOT Trust your Computer and NEVER should you consider it is a safe idea to browse dubious websites or to open Email attachments on the same Computer you have very sensitive information on!  An old Computer can be purchased from about 20 Dollars and above and you can turn it into an Airgapped Device just perfect for storing Cryptocurrencies safely.  Or, just purchase a Hardware Wallet instead.  For 100 THOUSAND Dollars this should be a must!

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What does Artificial Intelligence have to do with what happened to OP?  They simply opened an infected attachment.  This is one type of Hacking that has been around for many years.  Long before AI was at the tip of our tongue.

OP, do NOT follow this idea.  NO!  A 'Browser VM' does about NOTHING to protect you from an infection if the Virus is intelligent enough.  If you really feel the need to open unknown Files, DO NOT OPEN THEM ON THE COMPUTER YOU STORE BITCOIN ON.

I have never been infected from Email attachments.  Not even once because I simply do not click what I know is not legitimate or something I should of received!  Is it this difficult?

Actually the morale is not necessarily to install more software, the morale is to keep his money safe.
There are hardware wallets of all kinds, there is cold storage if one has good technical knowledge, there is even paper wallet that can be easily created and stored (on paper or steel, for example). I find nowadays bigger mistake to keep your coins unprotected than clicking a bad attachment.

Of course, as a secondary step, indeed, making sure next time the brother cannot get into the position to mistakenly infect the computer is something worthy to think on.
But that can usually be done by being much more careful.



PS. Good luck, OP, in getting back your money. I don't think the chances are big, but I tend to think negative. As PrivacyG already said, you should get authorities' help; I don't expect the bigger businesses freeze money only because you ask them nicely (even with the proper proof).


Actually, in some cases it is, especially as many email clients hide the sender address and show only the name, because "let's not be too technical".

you need a good antivirus on your device, my pc once got infected with a virus that would replace my copied crypto address and replace with the hackers wallet address, i lost around 2k,, it was when i found out about it i formatted my whole pc and installed a new os,, after that i'm using an antivirus that is still protecting me from these kinds of viruses.

Do not open strange files from the internet on the same device that has your bitcoins on it.

That is the easiest way to protect your money from theft.

It is too late now, but next time when you are in this situation, you should run all files you download through VirusTotal, and make sure that suspicious i.e. important files not only match the checksums posted but are also signed using PGP with a key that you can trust.

I don't think Tether or OKX will respond to individual requests, so you should go to the nearest police station specializing in cybercrime or financial scam and prove that you have been scammed. OKX's cooperation with the local authorities may result in freezing that account or helping you track down the hacker, but don't be too optimistic about getting your money back.

And the victim of the hacker is repeated, I am sorry for what happened to your brother. In the crypto world it is very important to continue to be careful in doing anything on the internet. You must know how to protect yourself from hackers who are very dangerous, they can steal your assets without you realizing it. Please note that in the crypto world which is growing rapidly every day, the threat of fraud and hackers is also increasing. However, if you take the right steps in protecting your assets, you can avoid traps made by hackers like this.

It is very important to always be aware of fraud carried out by hackers in every way to steal your assets, especially those that often occur via email, Wallet connections or messages from Telegram which are very vulnerable to hacking. So the hope in the future if there is something strange or a link that feels strange and you never follow it, never open it carelessly, you must immediately delete it, it is better to block it immediately because fraudsters will try to get personal information through psychological manipulation. They can also disguise themselves as trusted entities, so you have to be observant every time you receive an email.

I guess I consider that case as a loss, you can contract the okx but I guess they will took few days or weeks because its not their negligence related on the account instead its outside their bound, if the funds are still on hold on the account of okx possible they might freeze the account but I don't know if they will send it back to you because it will takes a lot of process to prove that thing, next is if don't for sure you cant do anything right now and just move on. This you must need to secure your account and as possible have a hardware wallet next time.

I doubt they will help OP because it is our responsibility to protect our property, they are not responsible for protecting anyone else's property, nor are they the police or law enforcement. In short, they have no responsibility to us and have nothing to do with our assets.

If OP lives in a country where bitcoin is legal and he complies with government regulations. What he should do is report to the police and provide them with full evidence of the stolen property. The police are the ones who can help OP and only they have the authority to contact OKX or tether. On the contrary, if he lives in a country where bitcoin is illegal , I think he should accept the reality and consider it the most expensive lesson .

By the way , OP, my condolences to your brother because this loss is a huge amount of money .

@OP be careful if someone DM-ed you and offer recovery services or something like that, it must be scam.

I think you can't do much in this case, you can report to the police, but they might don't understand what you mean and they might charge you some money. You can also contact the exchange, but they might ignore your request and you will get replied by bots.

Take this as your lesson, keep grinding to reach $100K again.