{"id":162243,"date":"2023-09-25T13:53:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T08:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/?p=162243"},"modified":"2023-09-25T13:53:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T08:23:12","slug":"mixin-network-hack-drains-200m-from-mainnet-assets-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/mixin-network-hack-drains-200m-from-mainnet-assets-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Mixin Network hack drains $200M from mainnet assets &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-v-ff33fc9a=\"\">\n<p>Decentralized peer-to-peer network Mixin Network has lost approximately $200 million in a hack involving the compromise of the database of a third-party cloud service provider.<\/p>\n<p>On Sept. 25, Mixin Network confirmed that a hack on Sept. 23 drained approximately $200 million worth of crypto assets from its mainnet. An immediate suspension of all deposit and withdrawal services on Mixin Network followed the revelation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">[Announcement] In the early morning of September 23, 2023 Hong Kong time, the database of Mixin Network&#8217;s cloud service provider was attacked by hackers, resulting in the loss of some assets on the mainnet. We have contacted Google and blockchain security company <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SlowMist_Team?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SlowMist_Team<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mixin Kernel (@MixinKernel) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MixinKernel\/status\/1706139175018529139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mixin Network appointed blockchain investigator SlowMist, as well as Google, to help investigate the hack as the Mixin team attempts a recovery. At the time of the hack, Mixin held $94.48 million in Ether (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/ethereum-price\">ETH<\/a>), $23.55 million in Dai (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/dai-price-index\">DAI<\/a>) and $23.3 million in Bitcoin (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/bitcoin-price\">BTC<\/a>), according to a separate investigation conducted by PeckShield. The total portfolio amounted to $141.32 million.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Mixin Network portfolio of $141.32 million. Source: PeckShield<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Deposits and withdrawals on Mixin Network will recommence \u201conce the vulnerabilities are confirmed and fixed.\u201d The plans to recover the lost assets for users were not announced immediately.<\/p>\n<p>While it was initially promised that Mixin founder Feng Xiaodong would explain this incident in a public Mandarin livestream at 1:00 pm Hong Kong Time on Sept 25, links to the livestream were not provided on official social media channels such as X (formerly Twitter) or its official website mixin.network. <\/p>\n<p>Mixin Network did not respond to Cointelegraph\u2019s request for comment by publication.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/remitano-exchange-allegedly-hacked-september-14\"><strong><em>Remitano exchange hacked for $2.7M; $1.4M frozen by Tether<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ethereum co-founder <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/top-people-in-crypto-and-blockchain-2023\/vitalik-buterin\">Vitalik Buterin<\/a> recently suffered a hack that compromised his social media profile on X. <\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2023-09\/170bde2a-c0d1-4b1e-9170-543e9e7e4ddb.png\" \/><figcaption style=\"text-align: center\">Vitalik Buterin confirms how his X account was accessed by hackers. Source: Warpcast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/vitalik-buterin-reveals-x-account-hack-was-caused-by-sim-swap-attack\">Buterin confirmed that he fell victim to a SIM swap attack<\/a> after \u201csomeone socially-engineered T-mobile itself to take over my phone number.\u201d SIM swap or simjacking attacks aim to control the victim\u2019s mobile number and use two-factor authentication (2FA) to access social media, bank, and crypto accounts.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Magazine: <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/ai-killed-translation-industry-easytranslate-boss-change-human-jobs\/\"><strong><em>\u2018AI has killed the industry\u2019: EasyTranslate boss on adapting to change<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Decentralized peer-to-peer network Mixin Network has lost approximately $200 million in a hack involving the compromise of the database of a third-party cloud service provider. On Sept. 25, Mixin Network confirmed that a hack on Sept. 23 drained approximately $200 million worth of crypto assets from its mainnet. 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