according to the information Boundary, hackers looted cryptocurrencies from the web to the left in more than eight thousand wallets connected to the Internet. In addition to stealing Solana itself, the criminals were also able to loot compatible tokens such as USD Coin (USDC).
The attack is still ongoing, and according to security companies and independent analysts, criminals are already approximately US$8 million stolen (about R$42 million at current price). While it’s bad news for the cryptocurrency universe, it’s not an uncommon crime in this scenario.
At different times, criminals have carried out spam attacks, intrusions, DDoS attacks, among other common crimes in the cryptocurrency market. Solana’s official profile on Twitter states that the hackers broke into nearly 8,000 wallets – the company continues to post updates on the case.
Invasion of the Solana network
The company has not released many details about the attack so far, but Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko said the criminals targeted apps for Android and iOS devices.
The company says the problem is not with Solana’s core code, but with the code used in different wallets popular with users. according to the information decrypthackers may have gotten users’ security keys.
Source: Tec Mundo
