Cryptocurrency [loss] $24M+

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2023-09-06 [vendor] 0x13e38 phished [chain] ethereum
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Financial Loss $24.0M (24,000,000 USD)
Blockchain(s) Ethereum

Incident Details

A crypto phisher hit it big today when they lured in a victim with a massive wallet balance. The victim wallet was drained of 4,851 rETH and 9,579 stETH, both wrapped versions of ETH used for staking. Altogether, the tokens are priced at around $24 million.The wallet address used by the phisher has been associated with multiple crypto phishing websites which attempt to convince users to authorize transactions, often by impersonating known crypto projects or promising token airdrops.

Total loss estimated at $24,000,000.

Technical Details

Initial Attack Vector
Phishing attack
Vendor / Product
0x13e38 phished

Timeline

  1. 2023-09-06 Breach occurred
  2. 2023-09-06 Publicly disclosed