Apple MacOS malware targets crypto community and engineers
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A new malware discovered on Apple’s macOS — tied to the North Korean hacking group Lazarus — has reportedly targeted blockchain engineers of a cryptocurrency exchange platform.
The macOS malware “KandyKorn” is a stealthy backdoor capable of data retrieval, directory listing, file upload/download, secure deletion, process termination and command execution,
A recent exploit on Unibot, a popular Telegram bot used to snipe trades on the decentralized exchange Uniswap, crashed the token’s price by 40% in one hour.
.@TeamUnibot seems exploited, the exploiter transfers memecooins from #unibot users and is exchanging them for the $ETH right now.
The current exploit size is ~$560K
Exploiter address:https://t.co/ysyTmgUAit pic.twitter.com/MF85Fdk892
— Scopescan ( . ) (@0xScopescan) October 31, 2023
Blockchain analytics firm Scopescan alerted Unibot users about an ongoing hack, which was later confirmed by an official source:
“We experienced a token approval exploit from our new router and have paused our router to contain the issue.”
Unibot committed to compensating all users who lost funds due to the contract exploit.
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