Data leak [loss] $4M+

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2024-02-16 [vendor] kirilm.eth phishing
Primary Source ↗
Financial Loss $4.5M (4,500,000 USD)

Incident Details

A trader known as kirilm.eth fell victim to a phishing attack, losing over 180 million BEAM tokens to a scammer. BEAM is a token belonging to the Beam blockchain gaming network, built by the Merit Circle DAO.The stolen tokens were notionally priced at around $5.14 million, although the sale of the stolen tokens resulted in a price drop that meant the attacker ultimately was only able to trade them for 1,629 ETH (~$4.5 million). The BEAM price dropped around 10%.

Total loss estimated at $4,500,000.

Technical Details

Initial Attack Vector
Phishing attack
Vendor / Product
kirilm.eth phishing

Timeline

  1. 2024-02-16 Breach occurred
  2. 2024-02-16 Publicly disclosed