A security breach has resulted in the loss of 2,675.73 XMR from Monero’s community crowdfunding wallet. The cause and source of the breach remain unidentified.
on GitHub on Nov. 2 by Monero developer Luigi. According to him, the source of the breach has not been identified yet.
Monero’s Community Crowdfunding System funds development proposals from its members. “This attack is unconscionable, as they’ve taken funds that a contributor might be relying on to pay their rent or buy food,” noted in the thread Monero’s developer Ricardo “Fluffypony” Spagni. To make payments to community members, Luigi used a hot wallet that has been on a Windows 10 Pro desktop since 2017. As needed, the hot wallet was funded by the CCS wallet. On Sept. 1, however, the CCS wallet was swept in nine transactions. Monero’s core team is calling for the General Fund to cover its current liabilities.
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