Stake.com, an online casino and sportsbook founded in 2017 by Bijan Tehrani and Ed Craven, has recently become the target of an alleged security breach, purportedly resulting in a loss of around $40 million.
What Happened: On-chain cybersecurity firm Cyvers detected unusual transactions emanating from Stake.com's Ethereum wallets on Monday.
ALERTOur AI-powered system has detected multiple suspicious transactions with @Stake. address received about $16M in $ETH $USDC $USDT and $DAI
— Cyvers Alerts (@CyversAlerts) September 4, 2023
All the stable coins are converted to $ETH and distributed to different EOAs.
FYI: @tayvano_ @zachxbt pic.twitter.com/CSGwRHEiVm
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) and stablecoins USD Coin (CRYPTO: USDC), Tether (CRYPTO: USDT), and DAI (CRYPTO: DAI), were subjected to suspicious transfers, which were subsequently converted into Ethereum and distributed to unidentified external accounts.
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Another security firm, Peckshield, echoed this sentiment and urged Stake.com to investigate the matter further.
Hi @Stake, you may want to take a look:
— PeckShield Inc. (@peckshield) September 4, 2023
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Why It Matters: On-chain analyst ZachXBT also confirmed that approximately $40 million had been unlawfully moved across multiple blockchain networks, encompassing Ethereum, Polygon, and Binance Smart Chain.
Another $25.6M was drained on BSC and Polygon
— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) September 4, 2023
Stake.com in a statement on X (formerly known as Twitter), acknowledged unauthorized transactions originating from their Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain hot wallets.
"Three hours ago, unauthorized tx's were made from Stake's ETH/BSC hot wallets. We are investigating and will get the wallets up as soon as they're completely re-secured."
The statement said that "user funds are safe" and that Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), LTC, XRP, EOS, TRX + all other wallets remain fully operational.
Three hours ago, unauthorised tx's were made from Stake's ETH/BSC hot wallets.
— Stake.com (@Stake) September 4, 2023
We are investigating and will get the wallets up as soon as they're completely re-secured.
User funds are safe.
BTC, LTC, XRP, EOS, TRX + all other wallets remain fully operational.
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