🚨 WOO X was hacked, and $14 million has flown away! A major security crisis has erupted, and all platforms have urgently frozen withdrawals.
The exchange platform @_WOO_X reported a security incident on Thursday, confirming that approximately $14 million in funds was unauthorizedly withdrawn from 9 user accounts. The incident originated from a precise phishing attack on a team member's device, allowing the attacker to access the development environment and initiate a series of withdrawal actions. Currently, the official has suspended all withdrawal functions to conduct a complete investigation and risk control restart.
The hacker first initiated a withdrawal at 1:50 PM UTC+8, and within just two hours until 3:40 PM, the hacker completed the operation. Transactions and most funds were not affected, and several unauthorized withdrawals were successfully intercepted. All affected users have been contacted, and the platform will fully compensate the lost funds.
Public blockchain data shows that the attacker operated fund transfers through multiple addresses, including Ethereum address 0x889b...04b and Bitcoin address bc1q4x...trej.
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