{"id":141308,"date":"2024-11-04T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T08:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=141308"},"modified":"2024-11-04T02:01:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T00:01:44","slug":"crypto-platform-suffers-4m-hack-ceo-pledges-security-upgrades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/crypto-platform-suffers-4m-hack-ceo-pledges-security-upgrades\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Platform Suffers $4M Hack, CEO Pledges Security Upgrades"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cryptocurrency platform Metawin recently experienced a major security breach of its online wallets on Ethereum<\/strong> <\/a>and Solana<\/strong><\/a>, resulting in losses exceeding $4 million.<\/p>\n

ZachXBT reported<\/strong><\/a>, that a hacker stole funds from 115 addresses, which were then routed through KuCoin and HitBTC\u2019s linking service, suggesting a sophisticated and deliberate operation.<\/p>\n

In response, Metawin initially disabled the withdrawals to protect the platform, but soon re-enabled them. CEO Richard \u201cSkel<\/em>\u201d Skelhorn informed<\/strong><\/a> the community via Discord that authorities had contacted him and assured users of Metawin\u2019s commitment to improvements.<\/p>\n

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Skelhorn expressed determination to address the losses, stating:<\/p>\n

We\u2019re not going to dwell on it.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At the same time, he hinted that he might personally cover some of the lost funds as part of an effort to restore confidence and sustain Metawin\u2019s work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

According to blockchain investigator ZachXBT, who has been following the case closely, the breach was made possible by an exploit in the “seamless withdrawal system.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":38846,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[271,266],"coin_category":[],"class_list":["post-141308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocrime","tag-ethereum","tag-solana"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCrypto Platform Suffers $4M Hack, CEO Pledges Security Upgrades<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"According to blockchain investigator ZachXBT, who has been following the case closely, the breach was made possible by an exploit in the...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, 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