Decentralized peer-to-peer network Mixin Network has lost approximately $200 million in a hack involving the compromise of the database of a third-party cloud service provider.
On Sept. 25, Mixin Network confirmed that a hack on Sept. 23 drained approximately $200 million worth of crypto assets from its mainnet. An immediate suspension of all deposit and withdrawal services on Mixin Network followed the revelation.
[Announcement] In the early morning of September 23, 2023 Hong Kong time, the database of Mixin Network’s cloud service provider was attacked by hackers, resulting in the loss of some assets on the mainnet. We have contacted Google and blockchain security company
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently suffered a hack that compromised his social media profile on X.
Vitalik Buterin confirms how hackers accessed his X account. Source: Warpcast
Buterin confirmed that he fell victim to a SIM swap attack after “someone socially-engineered T-mobile itself to take over my phone number.” SIM swap or sim jacking attacks aim to control the victim’s mobile number and use two-factor authentication to access social media, bank and crypto accounts.
