TechFlow news, December 5: On-chain detective ZachXBT reported that British hacker Danny/Meech (real name Danish Zulfiqar Khan) has reportedly been arrested by law enforcement authorities, and his cryptocurrency assets have been seized. Approximately $18.58 million is currently frozen at address 0xb37d617716e46511E56FE07b885fBdD70119f768.
Danny was previously involved in the August 2024 theft of $243 million from Genesis creditors and is linked to individuals including Malone, Veer, Chen, and Jeandiel. He also participated in an August 2023 SIM-swapping attack targeting Kroll, which led to the exposure of personal identity information belonging to BlockFi, Genesis, and FTX creditors, followed by targeted social engineering scams resulting in over $300 million in losses.
Several hours ago, multiple addresses associated with Danny consolidated funds into the aforementioned frozen address—a pattern similar to previous cases of asset seizures by law enforcement. Reports indicate Danny's last known location was Dubai, where a villa was raided and other individuals were also arrested.
