Hacker STEALS $7 Million Dollars worth of Digital Currency in COIN DASH

in crypto •  7 years ago 

Be careful out there people. Some are finding back doors to stealing crypto. Watch your accounts.
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"a hacker managed to steal more than $7 million in digital currency using a simple link switch. The hack took place on Monday during an event called an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) to reel in investors of a cryptocurrency app called CoinDash. However, early investors quickly discovered that a link for depositing digital currency on the CoinDash website was not legitimate." Security Firm Tripwire

Full Article HERE
https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/seven-million-digital-currency-stolen/

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Yeah I was one of the suckers that participated. Should have realised as the formatting on the page with the key was a bit off. Also the funds seemed to go to an address rather than a contract. You live and learn.

Crypto Currency Wallet should have a good security because of the increasing number of cyber attacks. Some day back I heard that UnoCoin (Indian BitCoin Wallet) was attacked.

Thank you for the heads up. We can never be 100% secure online.