Imagine clicking a fake alert — poof, your crypto's gone. Operation Atlantic just froze $12 million of that stolen loot, giving 20,000 victims a glimmer of hope. Too bad scammers won't quit anytime soon.
Imagine pouring your savings into crypto, only to watch it vanish into a scam artist's wallet. The US Secret Service just froze $12 million of that stolen loot in a global sweep called Operation Atlantic.
Circle couldn't move faster to stop the Drift hack without legal risk. Here's why the stablecoin issuer's caution—not negligence—is the real story.