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Scammers impersonated an investment firm to target Bitget CEO after $387.5M hack

Scammers impersonated an investment firm to target Bitget CEO after $387.5M hack

Pluang • September 29, 2026

Days after Bitget suffered a $387.5 million hack, CEO Gracy Chen revealed scammers posing as a major investment firm's team tried to deceive her through social engineering. The scammers, aware of her external contacts post-theft, formed a team to approach her with fake offers and requests. Chen avoided falling for the scam by verifying the approach with the real firm's leader through a separate channel. She warns other crypto teams to be vigilant as attackers study public figures and use sophisticated impersonation tactics.

The Bitget CEO Gracy Chen's recent warning scammers follows a Pluang market snapshot as of Sep 29, 2026 23:51 WIB: among 50 major cryptocurrencies priced on Pluang, 21 rose and 28 fell today. Notable price changes include AVAX at Rp199.774 with a 6.34% increase, SNX at Rp4.577 up 5.78%, and COMP at Rp446.610 rising 5.62%, with typical hold times ranging from 70 to 97 days and a majority sell order activity on these assets.

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