Thorswap offers reward for stolen funds after hacking to the founder of Thorchain

The platform published several messages on the Thorchain Network, where it called on the attacker to return the funds in exchange for a reward. They also offer not to carry out legal actions if the situation is resolved in less than 72 hours.

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• The personal wallet of the founder of Thorchain It was drained by hackers for more than USD $ 1,350,000
• Thorswap He issued chain messages offering a reward in exchange for the return of the funds
• Peckshield and Zachxbt clarified that the protocol Thorchain was not violated in this incident

Thorswap, the decentralized finance platform of the ecosystem of Thorchain, He has made repeated reward offers addressed to the person responsible for a hacking that drained a user’s personal wallet, being one of the network co -founders Blockchain.

According to a report published by The Blockthe team of Thorswap has sent several messages through the network Blockchain, in one of which is read: “Reward: Returns the $ Thor funds to win a reward. Contact through @thorswap.finance or thorswap in discord for an OTC agreement. Legal actions will not be exercised if you return the assets in less than 72 hours.”

The identity of the affected person is revealed by researcher Zachxbt, who says it would be John-Paul Thorbjornsen, founder of Thorchain, whose personal account would have been attacked. The situation aroused generalized attention because, initially, it was speculated that the protocol Thorchain It had been violated.

The security company Peckshield initially detected the messages in X and suggested that Thorchain He had suffered an exploit of approximately USD $ 1,200,000. However, after receiving clarifications from the network team, They rectified that it was a personal wallet and not a violation of the protocol. Thorswap confirmed this version, stating that “No protocol (Thorchain or Thorswap) was violated.”

Context and evolution of the attack

According to Zachxbt, the exploited wallet belongs to the founder Thorbjornsen, who acknowledged that his old purse MetamSk It was emptied. The stolen sum amounts to USD $ 1,350,000, allegedly for North Korean hackers, and explained that the attack began with a message from the hacked account of a friend in Telegram, containing a false link of Zoom.

The founder explained that his wallet MetamSk I was in a different profile of Chrome and its key stored in Icloud Keychain, But the attackers would have used a zero day exploit to access one or both sources. For Thorbjornsen, This episode reinforces the need to wear wallets with threshold firms, which divide the keys between multiple devices as an advanced security measure.

Details about stolen funds

According to information shared by Zachxbt, the attacker stole approximately USD $ 1,030,000 in tokens of Kyber Network and USD $ 320,000 in tokens Thorswap.

The funds were sent to the management “Exploiter 6 ”, the same one that the chain reward messages arrived. Most of the stolen assets, coinciding with the figure reported by Peckshield, They are currently in a direction that begins with “0x7ab” and apparently they were converted to Eth.

This accuracy of the amounts and addresses reinforces the transparency that characterizes chain research, where any user can verify the transactions. Thorswap It maintains its reward offer in the hope of recovering the funds without the need for legal actions.

Repercussions for cryptocurrency security

The attack on a prominent founder like Thorbjornsen highlights the risks facing even users experienced in the crypto ecosystem. The combination of social engineering and technical exploits can violate apparently solid security measures. Cybersecurity experts recommend the use of cold wallets, multifactor authentication and the fragmentation of keys to reduce similar risks.

In addition, the incident has once again put the importance of security audits and rigorous credentials. Although the protocol Thorchain It was not committed, the event emphasizes that individual protection is as critical as infrastructure security.

Written article with the help of an AI content editor, edited by Angel Di Matteo / Diariobitcoin

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