El ecosistema Solana ha recibido un duro golpe con otro hackeo más. Esta vez, los analistas de seguridad han dent más de 8.620 carteras Solana asociadas con el hackeo DEXX. Actualmente se estima que las pérdidas rondan los 30 millones de dólares, ya que las iniciativas de recuperación están en marcha.
DEXX, una terminal de comercio de monedas meme, fue víctima de un ataque de seguridad el 16 de noviembre. Una filtración de clave privada provocó pérdidas para al menos 900 usuarios únicos, y Mist Trac k informó que la mayoría de las víctimas sufrieron pérdidas inferiores a 10.000 dólares. Sin embargo, un usuario perdió más de 1 millón de dólares.
El daño total del ataque se estimó inicialmente en 21 millones de dólares, lo que lo convierte en el segundo mayor ataque en noviembre después del ataque a Thala, que costó 25,5 millones de dólares. Con el tiempo, la estimación ha aumentado hasta 30 millones de dólares.
El fundador de DEXX, Roy, reveló por primera vez en la plataforma X que las empresas de seguridad dent revelarían todas las direcciones de los piratas informáticos. Se pidió a la comunidad que vigilara las direcciones e informara cualquier actividad sospechosa a las plataformas para que pudieran ser bloqueadas e interceptadas de inmediato.
También han intentado negociar con los hackers. Thala también aplicó la fórmula para negociar exitosamente con los hackers de su protocolo DeFi y recuperó 25 millones de dólares.
Sr/a. pirata informático,
Hemos recibido un tron apoyo de agencias de seguridad, socios e intercambios para localizar nuestro token robado. También estamos monitoreando sus direcciones para congelar los fondos robados de manera oportuna. Le solicitamos que resuelva este dent dentro de las próximas 24 horas. Este…
- DEXX (@DEXXai_EN) 23 de noviembre de 2024
The account added, “Once you have returned the funds, we will immediately destroy all information we currently have about the hack. We will also stop all follow-up tracking and analysis. You will no longer be held responsible. However, if you do not comply, we will continue our investigation with the local police, security agencies, and the exchanges to take enforcement action to protect user assets, however long that takes.”
DEXX claims it is currently getting security upgrades. It also advised users not to make any deposits to the site. However, some users have continued to mke deposits despite warnings, which has led to more theft as the hacker’s script is still operating.
The hacker owns secret keys; hence, it could not be possible to get assets back via the exact same route. They have said that a new pay address will be added to help with fund returns.
Solana deals with hot wallets, always connected online, which let their owners make or get money right away. Sadly, this also generates certain security concerns. How the breach happened, how many people were impacted, and whether the victims could get their money back remain unknown.
Solana is a blockchain that supports builders creating crypto apps and has SOL as its crypto coin. SlowMist, a crypto-security firm, has published a document identifying over 8,620 Solana addresses suspected to be associated with the DEXX criminal.
In August 2022, Solana suffered an attack that affected almost the same number of addresses. The hackers attacked the Solana crypto ecosystem and compromised over 8,000 wallets. They drained over $5.2 million in digital coins, including Solana’s SOL token and USD Coin.
After investigating the incident, Solana quickly concluded that the majority of the victims were those who used mobile wallets. In light of this, they recommended hardware wallets instead, as there is no evidence to suggest that they have been affected by the vulnerabilities.
This new hack has proved that hardware wallets are also in some way vulnerable.
CNBC reported that cybercriminals stole $1.38 billion worth of crypto from January 1 to June 24. The theft levels more than doubled the $657 million stolen in the same timeframe the previous year.
In addition, hackers stole digital assets worth more than $71 million in November. In 2024, this will bring the total value of crypto stolen to more than $1.48 billion.
Crypto is growing bigger, but hackers are becoming more daring. The ongoing cyberattacks by cryptocurrency hackers are clearly tarnishing the industry’s reputation.
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