{"id":138073,"date":"2024-09-28T12:00:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T09:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=138073"},"modified":"2024-09-27T18:42:36","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T15:42:36","slug":"onyx-protocols-3-8-million-hack-insider-threats-or-external-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/onyx-protocols-3-8-million-hack-insider-threats-or-external-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Onyx Protocol&#8217;s $3.8 Million Hack: Insider Threats or External Attack?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hacken, a security auditing firm, investigated the incident, revealing that the attack utilized a malicious contract created shortly before targeting Onyx. The hacker exploited vulnerabilities in the platform to drain its native stablecoin, Virtual USD (VUSD).<\/p>\n<p>This marks the second significant <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/etherscan.io\/tx\/0x46567c731c4f4f7e27c4ce591f0aebdeb2d9ae1038237a0134de7b13e63d8729\">breach<\/a><\/strong> for Onyx since November 2023, leading to confusion and further scams on social media. Although Onyx assured users that VUSD remains operational, the incident has disrupted its peg, causing it to drop to $0.39 from its intended value of $1.<\/p>\n<p>The attacker managed to exploit low liquidity in trading pairs by executing a series of transactions, allowing them to withdraw a total of $3.8 million in VUSD. The transactions involved borrowing WETH and creating a series of spam transactions to manipulate the exchange rate.<\/p>\n<style>\n    .dark-mode .read-more {background-color: #343a40 !important;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"read-more pb-3 pt-3 pt-md-2 px-3 my-4 border bg-light\">\n    <h5 class=\"text-uppercase border-bottom mb-3 pb-1 d-none d-md-block\">READ MORE:<\/h5>\n    <a class=\"article row\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/wazirx-hacker-nears-completion-of-230m-laundering-only-6m-in-ethereum-left\/\" title=\"WazirX Hacker Nears Completion of $230M Laundering, Only $6M in Ethereum Left\">\n        <div class=\"contentRight col-4\">\n            <span class=\"imgContainer mt-0\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image img-defer\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/pexcels-crime-hack-51-scaled-1-240x170.webp\">\n            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentLeft col-8\">\n            <h4 class=\"title mb-0\">WazirX Hacker Nears Completion of $230M Laundering, Only $6M in Ethereum Left<\/h4>           \n            \n        <\/div>        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Additionally, multiple assets from Onyx were affected during the hack, including significant transfers of VUSD and Onyxcoin (XCN). The incident highlights persistent vulnerabilities in DeFi protocols, particularly those derived from Compound V2, which continue to be exploited despite prior warnings.<\/p>\n<p>Speculation around the attack suggests it could be linked to a rogue insider, possibly even North Korean hackers. This exploit not only raises alarms about security flaws but also about potential insider threats within crypto projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Onyx Protocol recently suffered a significant exploit, resulting in a loss of $3.8 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":37558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-138073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocrime"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Onyx Protocol&#039;s $3.8 Million Hack: Insider Threats or External Attack?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Onyx Protocol recently suffered a significant exploit, 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