Orbit Chain confirmed an unauthorized breach of access to its ecosystem which resulted in millions compromised and a flood of scam repayment offers.
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The cross-chain bridge Orbit Chain confirmed it suffered from an unauthorized breach of access to its ecosystem on Dec. 31 at 08:52 PM +UTC, according to a post on social media.
Orbit Chain’s post on X, formerly known as Twitter, said it is currently carrying out a “comprehensive analysis” of the cause of the breach alongside the offensive cybersecurity startup Theori.
Currently, a comprehensive analysis identifying
the root cause of this issue is being carrried out with
with Theori.We are actively engaging with international law enforcement agencies.
— Orbit Chain (@Orbit_Chain) January 1, 2024
It also said it’s “actively engaging” with international law enforcement agencies.
The blockchain analytics platform Arkham Intelligence reported a loss totaling around $81.68 million in various cryptocurrencies including Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Ether (ETH), Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) and the algorithmic stablecoin DAI (DAI).
Additionally, Orbit warned users not to fall for any scam reimbursement offers, which have begun circulating on social media under accounts with similar name handles.
Source: Orbit Chain on X (formerly Twitter)
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Orbit users have slowly started to reach out to the platform on social media asking for transactions to be canceled and to receive funds back. One user said their transaction is still pending validation.
Can you please cancel the pending transactions/bridging attempts ? I didn’t know that you guys got hacked and i just want my tokens back.
The transaction hasn’t been yet confirmed by a validator. Please.— 0xwisp (@Wisp0x) January 1, 2024
Another user posted that users are confused and “on edge” waiting for validators, saying that no one is answering requests.
Please answer the question when you will connect validators. Moreover, most transactions for completely different tokens are now expected to take 24 hours. Could you pleasee nable validators already? People are confused and on edge. Nobody is answering. Comments were closed.
— Tutkin | ❤️ Memecoin (@KTutkin72296) January 1, 2024
On social media Orbit Chain has yet to publicly respond to any of these questions from users.
The platform started 2018 in South Korea as a multi-asset blockchain for cross-chain transactions between decentralized networks. It is often used to transfer assets between EMV-compatible networks and Klaytn.
According to an end-of-the-year report from the blockchain security platform Immunefi, a total of $1.8 billion was lost to Web3 hackers and scammers in 2023. Of this percentage, 17% can be accredited to the North Korean hackers the Lazarus Group.
The peer-to-peer trading platform Mixin Network, came in as the year’s largest exploit, with a total of over $200 million in losses.
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