Haker izvlači 1 milion dolara iz BitKeep novčanika u eksploataciji funkcije zamjene 

Crypto wallet provider BitKeep Wallet has become the latest victim of an endless wave of DeFi hacks this month.

Blockchain security firm PeckShield first raised the alarm on Twitter late Monday, and BitKeep published an update on the incident in the early hours of Tuesday. 

After alerting the public, the security firm asked users to follow some steps to ensure the safety of their funds. The steps included connecting their wallet to a revoke.cash site and revoking their Ethereum token allowances approval, if any.

🧵1/4 🚨O #BitKeep Swap hakerski incident i njegovo rješenje:
Poštovani korisniče BitKeep Swap, BitKeep Swap je hakovan, a naš razvojni tim je uspio obuzdati hitan slučaj. Haker je zaustavljen. Napad se dogodio na BNB lanac, uzrokujući gubitak od oko milion dolara.

— BitKeep novčanik (@BitKeepOS) Oktobar 17, 2022

BitKeep Confirms $1 Million Hack

Hours later, BitKeep objavio that its development team had stopped the hacker and “managed to contain the emergency.” The crypto wallet provider noted that the exploit happened on the BNB Chain, the blockchain that izgubljen about $100 million in a bridge hack earlier this month. 

The platform added that it took certain measures, including suspending its swap service, to prevent further attacks. The wallet provider will also cooperate with security agencies to track down the hacker and recover the stolen assets while promising to reward anyone who could help identify the thief.

BitKeep promised to compensate affected users even though the reimbursement plan has not been published.

Welcome to Hacktober 

BitKeep Wallet’s $1 million hack is one of the numerous exploits that have occurred within the first two weeks of October. According to izvještaja, more than $700 million has been stolen from DeFi platforms in 11 different hacks this month.  

Hacktober started when cross-chain decentralized exchange (DEX) Transit Swap izgubljen about $23 million in crypto on October 2. While the platform recovered a large chunk of the stolen funds after negotiating with the hacker, other platforms that lost funds to hackers were not so fortunate to recover the stolen assets. 

TempleDAO, Mango Markets, and QANplatform have also lost $2.34 million, $100 million, and $1 million in the past weeks through several DeFi hacks.