Cryptocurrency
[loss] $8M+
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Primary Source ↗Financial Loss
$8.0M
(8,000,000 USD)
Blockchain(s)
Bsc
Incident Details
BitKeep, a popular cryptocurrency wallet in Asia, suffered a hack in which at least $8 million in various cryptocurrencies were stolen from user accounts.BitKeep has claimed that attackers were able to compromise a version of their software and introduce malicious code which enabled them to drain user funds. BitKeep recommended their users contact the team behind BNB Chain on social media to plead with them to freeze an address used by the hackers, although the attackers had already begun to tumble the funds.This is the second BitKeep-related hack in the last few months. In October, hackers stole more than $1 million worth of BNB when the Swap feature of the BitKeep wallet was exploited.
Total loss estimated at $8,000,000.
Technical Details
- Initial Attack Vector
- Malicious code injection / supply chain
- Vendor / Product
- BitKeep
Timeline
- 2022-12-26 Breach occurred
- 2022-12-26 Publicly disclosed