Eterbase

Eterbase Exchange Security Breach with a Loss of $5,400,000

September 7, 2020
Attack Types: 
Wallet Hack ,Web Infrastructure Attack
Entity Types: 
Exchange ,Custodian
Target Entities: 
Eterbase

Summary # Eterbase, a European cryptocurrency exchange, based in Slovakia, suffered a significant security breach on September 7, 2020. Multiple hot wallets were compromised, including in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tron, Tezos, Algorand and Ripple chains, leading to the theft of approximately $5,400,000 in various cryptocurrencies. The stolen funds were moved to different addresses and subsequently withdrawn to centralized exchanges like Binance, Huobi, and HitBTC. Attackers # The identity of the attackers remains unknown. ...