Incident Overview
Hackers have allegedly stolen over a thousand bitcoins from the European payment processor BIPS in a theft.
The payment provider said that it was initially hit with a DDoS attack on November 15th, followed by a second attack on November 17th that managed to take the funds. BIPS said that the attacks appear to have originated from Russia and neighboring countries.
Incident Report
Protocol Information
Market Context at Time of Hack
What the Attacker Needed to Succeed
Understanding the prerequisites for this type of attack helps auditors identify protocols that are most at risk and helps developers build better defenses.
What Auditors Should Check
If you're auditing a protocol with similar architecture to BIPS, these are the critical security checks that could have prevented this incident (November 2013).
- Verify all logic paths related to Other are guarded by proper access controls and input validation
- Review privileged functions (owner, admin, governance) for potential abuse vectors - centralization risks should be documented and bounded with timelocks or multi-sigs
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