What happened
On September 8, 2020, ETERBASE reported that attackers compromised six exchange hot-wallet address groups and stole approximately $5.4 million. The Slovakian exchange entered maintenance mode, notified law enforcement and centralized exchanges, and said the stolen funds had reached Binance, Huobi, and HitBTC; the initial intrusion method was not publicly disclosed.
How it happened
- Attackers compromised six ETERBASE hot-wallet address groups; the reviewed reporting does not establish how access was obtained.
- Unauthorized transfers moved assets across the affected wallet groups, with the loss reported at approximately $5.4 million.
- ETERBASE entered maintenance mode, notified law enforcement and centralized exchanges, and tracked funds reported at Binance, Huobi, and HitBTC.
Protocol details
Evidence
- report @ETERBASE incident report twitter.com
- report Report t.me
- report Post-mortem medium.com
- analysis DeFiLlama defillama.com
- analysis Hackers Steal $5.4 Million From Crypto Exchange Eterbase securityweek.com
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