In less than a week, at least four users of the decentralized social media platform friend.tech have reported being SIM-swapped and subsequently having their account wallets drained.
In a short period of time, four friend.tech users reported their accounts were compromised and drained after hackers seized control of their mobile numbers.Friend.tech users are warning of possible SIM-swap attacks after a recent spate of supposed hacks — resulting in nearly 109 Ether (— where exploiters gain control of a users mobile number to intercept two-factor authentication codes, then used to access accounts — and subsequently drained of over 20 ETH.
His phone was earlier “spammed with phone calls” which he believed was to force him to miss a text from his service provider warning him that someone was trying to access his account.The 34 of my own keys that I owned were sold, rugging anyone who held my key, all the other keys I owned were sold, and the rest of the ETH in my wallet was drained.their account was compromised adding they have “no idea” how exploiters could hack their account as they use strong passwords.
Assuming that a third of friend.tech accounts are connected to phone numbers, around $20 million is at risk of being exploited throughManifold also suggested that, technically, all of friend.tech is at risk due to how the platforms security is setup and solving the issues “should honestly be the number 1 priority.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Friend.tech revenue surges over 10,000 ETH, TVL tops 30,000 ETHThe decentralzied social media platform has continue to thrive since its launched in the second week of Aug and has hit multiple new highs despite critics predicting its downfall.
Read more »
Amazon river temps near 100 degrees as more than 100 dolphins found deadExperts believe high water temperatures are the most likely cause of the deaths.
Read more »
Amazon river temps near 100 degrees as more than 100 dolphins found deadExperts believe high water temperatures are the most likely cause of the deaths.
Read more »
Amazon river temps near 100 degrees as more than 100 dolphins found deadExperts believe high water temperatures are the most likely cause of the deaths.
Read more »
Amazon river temps near 100 degrees as more than 100 dolphins found deadExperts believe high water temperatures are the most likely cause of the deaths.
Read more »
Amazon river temps near 100 degrees as more than 100 dolphins found deadExperts believe high water temperatures are the most likely cause of the deaths.
Read more »