Edge Wallet developers reported the theft 2 000 closed keys – Bits Media

The developers of the Edge Wallet cryptocurler called users emergency to upgrade to the latest version of Edge v.3.3.1. The reason for the release of an extraordinary update was the hack of the Edge wallet.

The EDGE project team notified the community, that the attacker was able to steal 2 000 closed cryptographic keys and withdraw customer funds. Information about the incident came from the user, who discovered, that during an unauthorized transaction from the balance of its wallet, all bitcoins were withdrawn.

During the analysis of other facts of theft, it turned out, that only bitcoins were the purpose of the attacker. Other assets, purse stored on the balance, They remained untouched. In this way, The developers concluded, that the hacker could not access customer accounts, And only closed keys of bitcoin-pickers were compromised.

The project team announced the problem of solving the problem, but did not comment on the losses incurred. However, Edge developers noted, that the number of injured users is no more 0.01%, And the total amount of stolen does not exceed the "five -digit figure in US dollars".

The other day Certik, blockchain specializing in security, announced the termination of the Hope Finance project on the Arbitrum sidechain, where users have lost assets on $1.86 million.