HTX Hot Wallet Hacked, Incurs $7.9 Million in Losses
WikiBit 2023-09-26 11:45
HTX hot wallet has fallen victim to a hacker attack, resulting in a loss of $7.9 million. HTX has left a message for the hacker, claiming to have locked their real identity.
Cyvers Alerts posted on the X platform, stating that yesterday, they observed a certain EOA address receiving 5,000 ETH from HTX. This morning, they noticed that HTX had carried out a hot wallet migration.
Cyvers Alerts went on to confirm that one of HTX's hot wallets had been compromised, resulting in a loss of $7.9 million. They have also disclosed the hacker's address as follows:
0xdb1d74467c9042517a354304256e0d658d8aec83
HTX has left a message on-chain to the hacker, stating, “We have verified your real identity. Please return the funds to 0x18709E89BD403F470088aBDAcEbE86CC60dda12e. We will provide you with a 5% white hat bonus. This offer is valid for 7 days, with a deadline of October 2, 2023. If you do not return the funds before the deadline, we will seek legal action.”
Justin Sun posted on social media, stating that HTX has fully absorbed the losses caused by the hacker attack and has successfully resolved all related issues. User assets are secure, and the platform is operating normally.
CZ, form Binance exchange, posted a message stating that Binance's security team will assist HTX in tracking the hacker's funds.
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