As a result of the hacking of centralized cryptocurrency storage service Atomic Wallet, hackers stole nearly $35 million worth of crypto assets from users. reported Independent information security researcher acting under the pseudonym ZachXBT.
According to the expert, the largest loss from a wallet as part of the attack was equivalent to $7.95 million, and in total, the top five thefts cost users $9.7 million.
The attack on Atomic Wallet took place over the weekend. Users of the service have lost various amounts in bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether, Dogecoin, Litecoin, BNB and Polygon.
According to Atomic Wallet, the event affected less than 1% of its monthly user base. The last illegitimate transfer from the victim’s wallet was recorded on Saturday, June 3, 2023.
Formerly socialbites.ca Wrote Apple smartphones need to be rebooted regularly to avoid infection of iPhone. This was expressed by Igor Kuznetsov, head of Kaspersky Lab’s Russian research center.