Your Private Key is at Risk ⚠️

Hey People, I feel for some crypto users the end to the this year might be very dangerous and shaking. Are you one of them? Lets find out 🚀

Inside The Incident 

the anonymous CEO of BitKeep, warned that users’ private keys are still at risk after a security incident on Dec. 26 led to over $13 million in losses at the time of publication. BitKeep is one of the more popular noncustodial, decentralized finance multichain wallets with over 6 million users.

Statement by the Anonymous CEO

 Specifically, Como wrote: “This was a large and atrocious hacker attack incident. The BitKeep APK 7.2.9 (Android Package Kit) installation package was hijacked and swapped by the hacker, and as a result, some users already installed the APKs that were planted malware by the hackers, leading to a leak of users’ private keys.”

Hackers are Hacking 

Web3 data analytics firm OKLink first reported yesterday that the attacker set up several fake BitKeep websites that contained an APK file that looked like version 7.2.9 of the BitKeep wallet. Users who downloaded and interacted with the malicious file then had their private keys or seed words stolen and sent to the attacker. 

Conclusion

If you want to end this year with one solid learning, that learning must be DOYR in crypto or web3 space even before spending a penny and only spend ₹ as much as you can afford to spend 💸

Chalo Ram Ram, Khayal Rakhna Apna Doston 🙏🏻

Web3Shala