Harley Lewis Foote Targeted in Malicious WhatsApp Attack, Left With Only $800

Odaily reports: According to Bitcoin News monitoring, well-known trader Harley Lewis Foote stated that 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, monitoring the short positions Foote had publicly disclosed, and closed them out 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 hacker had previously tested a $10 withdrawal to avoid drawing attention. He wrote that all USD funds except the $800 were taken, and described the loss as involving years of his savings and hard work.