The AI-driven crypto market commentator AiXBT faced a significant attack, resulting in a loss of 55 ETH. A vulnerability was found in one of the ancillary systems.
Incident Details
On March 18, an unknown attacker deceived the AiXBT system by gaining access to the agent’s autonomous system and queuing malicious commands, leading to the theft of 55 ETH from the Simulacrum wallet. The attack was facilitated via the deleted account 'FungusMan'.
Response and Consequences
Confirming the breach, AiXBT developer rxbt assured the public that the core systems were untouched. The team quickly responded by reporting the hacker's address, changing access keys, and migrating servers, though AiXBT's Base token dropped 20% in 24 hours.
AiXBT's Role in the Crypto World
Built on the Virtuals protocol, AiXBT offers real-time insights and crypto market trends. Despite the incident, it maintains the trust of its nearly half a million users.
This incident raises security questions for AI-managed platforms but doesn't hinder AiXBT from remaining a significant player in the crypto industry.
