Amber Group uses simple hardware to show how quick and easy the Wintermute hack was

The Hong Kong-based group documented its replication of the hack on its technology and security-focused blog, seeking information on the attack surface spectrum of Web3.< /p> New
Amber Group reproduced the recent Wintermute hack, announced by the Hong Kong-based crypto-finance service provider on its blog. The process was quick and simple, and used materials readily available to consumers. Wintermute lost over $160 million in a private key hack on September 20.

Replicating the hack can help “better understand the attack surface spectrum on Web3,” Amber Group said. It wasn't until a few hours after the British cryptocurrency maker Wintermute's hack came to light that researchers were able to assign responsibility to the custom address generator Profanity.

One analyst suggested the hack was an inside job, but that conclusion was dismissed by Wintermute and others. The Profanity vulnerability was already known before the Wintermu...

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Amber Group uses simple hardware to show how quick and easy the Wintermute hack was

The Hong Kong-based group documented its replication of the hack on its technology and security-focused blog, seeking information on the attack surface spectrum of Web3.< /p> Amber Group uses simple hardware to show just how fast, easy the Wintermute hack was New

Amber Group reproduced the recent Wintermute hack, announced by the Hong Kong-based crypto-finance service provider on its blog. The process was quick and simple, and used materials readily available to consumers. Wintermute lost over $160 million in a private key hack on September 20.

Replicating the hack can help “better understand the attack surface spectrum on Web3,” Amber Group said. It wasn't until a few hours after the British cryptocurrency maker Wintermute's hack came to light that researchers were able to assign responsibility to the custom address generator Profanity.

One analyst suggested the hack was an inside job, but that conclusion was dismissed by Wintermute and others. The Profanity vulnerability was already known before the Wintermu...