According to reports, over $ 35 million stolen from Atomic Wallet users
According to reports, over $ 35 million stolen from Atomic Wallet users
The week started bluntly after digital assets from Atomic Wallet users were stolen to a large extent, which led to a six-digit loss in different chains.
dismayed users went to Twitter to contest some of the atomic wallet's allegations after the company had assured them that it worked with "leading security companies" and turned to organizations that could help with the traceaption of the stolen funds.
greatest loss of victim: approx. $ 8 million $
According to the pseudonymous on-chain detective ZachxBT, the greatest loss that a user has suffered in the Atomic Wallet hack was $ 7.95 million in Tether (USDT) on the Tron-Blockchain. Further examination reveals that the five largest losses make up a full 17 million US
In the latest update, ZachxBT, who had previously confirmed, estimated numerous news from Wallet users regarding their lost funds that the total amount of the stolen funds may have exceeded $ 35 million. Atomic Wallet, in a statement announced on June 5 that less than 1 % of his monthly user announced are affected by the exploit. The team behind the wallet service also added that the last deleted transaction was confirmed over 40 hours ago, a claim that was several community members. So far, no remuneration plans have been announced. Atomic wallet could not determine the cause. While some users reported that their digital assets were stolen after a recently carried out software update, others stated that they were affected even though they had not updated to the latest version. Following the episode, a safety open from February 2022, which uncovered several security gaps in Atomic Wallet. The security research team from Least Authority carried out a thorough security check in March 2021 and stated that the wallet is discovered in the system design of the wallet that expose users to a significant risk. The report was sent to Atomic in April. The security company based in Berlin came to the conclusion that atomic sent them an answer seven months later, in which they drew attention to their updates and improvements, but that "a significant number of problems and suggestions were still unsolved". A warning had published in which "urgently recommended" the atomic wallet team immediately informed the users about the existing security gaps. Least Authority added: "In addition, we urgently advise against the provision and use of the Atomic Wallet until the problems and suggestions provided in the report have been sufficiently resolved and the atomic wallet was subjected to subsequent security checks." . previous warning signals
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