Reports indicate that Australian cryptocurrency exchange CoinSpot recently fell victim to a security breach, wherein roughly $2 million (USD) in funds were stolen. The private key exploit was first accounted for on November 8, with large transactions of Ethereum ($ETH) tracked moving into an unidentified threat actor’s wallet.
CoinSpot has not issued an official statement on the matter. Meanwhile, initial investigations reveal that unauthorized transfers of approximately 1,262 ETH, valued around $2.4 million, were initiated from a CoinSpot hot wallet. The misappropriated assets were then routed via ThorChain and Wan Bridge to the Bitcoin (BTC) network. Following this, the stolen resources were exchanged for 24 Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) through Uniswap, and subsequently converted to Bitcoin and spread across four separate addresses.
CertiK, a globally recognized blockchain security firm, confirms that the breach took place swiftly. The attack vector suggests the threat actor’s expertise i
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