🔐【"Insiders" Are the Biggest Risk: $6.5 Million Crypto Theft Sentenced】

Many people think the risk comes from hackers—
but the reality is 👇
👉 are often the most dangerous insiders
Latest case on March 29 👇
🇸🇬 Singapore crypto theft case verdict:
👤 Defendant: Zhang Xinghua
👉 Convicted of assisting in transferring crypto assets
👉 Sentenced to 2 years in prison
💰 Amount involved:
👉 Approximately 8.83 million SGD (≈$6.5 million)
🧠 The method of the crime is not complicated but very deadly 👇
👨‍💻 Three individuals involved:
👉 All former employees (technical/management)
Operation steps 👇
1️⃣ 🔓 Unauthorized access to former employer’s account
2️⃣ 💸 Transferring assets in three separate transactions
3️⃣ 🔁 Multiple transfers + money laundering through exchanges
👉 Completed an “insider theft”
⚠‍👇 The motive is more realistic
👉 Dissatisfaction after being dismissed
👉 Wanting to start fresh elsewhere
👉 Directly using “familiar systems”
— That’s the key point.
🧩 Why are these cases more dangerous?
❗ Familiar with system architecture
❗ Understand permission logic
❗ Know about security loopholes
👉 External hackers need to break through
👉 Internal personnel only need to “exploit”
📉 Industry warning 👇
1️⃣ 🔐 Security is not just a technical issue
👉 It’s also a matter of “permissions and people”
2️⃣ 🏦 Internal control mechanisms must be upgraded
👉 Permission separation / auditing / behavior monitoring
3️⃣ ⚖‍👉 Increasing compliance pressure
🔥 Internal risks will be under close regulation
👉 In essence, one sentence:
In the crypto industry—
👉 Code can prevent hackers
📌 But it can’t stop human nature
👉 Remember:
True security is never about “system with no vulnerabilities”
but—
#加密安全 No one can single-handedly control everything
#内部风险 #区块链 #资产安全 #Crypto