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- OKX users who were recently affected by a hack received full compensation from OKX.
- The exchange decides to add a mandatory Google Authenticator to avoid similar incidents.
- SlowMist reported earlier that the accounts were compromised by a SIM-swapping attack.
The two OKX users who were recently hacked received their full compensation from OKX. . Chinese crypto journalist Colin Wu had a report on two user accounts that were hacked through SMS and email hijacking.
Exclusive: Two users whose OKX accounts were stolen have received full compensation from OKX. The suspected cause was the hijacking of their SMS and email. OKX has decided to add mandatory Google Authenticator in the future to avoid similar incidents from happening again. https://t.co/MmRSLXohBt— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) June 12, 2024
On June 9, 2024, Blockchain security firm SlowMist founder Yu Xian reported a major exploit in the OKX ecosystem, resulting in the loss of funds for two OKX users. The users’ accounts were reportedly compromised in a SIM-swapping attack due to a vulnerability in the platform’s Two-Factor authentication (2FA) security system.
两个不同的受害者，今天凌晨遭遇的交易所账号被盗币事件的手法及一些特征居然是相似的，除了 @AsAnEgg 提到的共性，还包括短信风险通知来自“香港”这个特征、创建了新的 API Key（有提现、交易权限，这也是为什么之前怀疑有对敲意图，目前看来可以排除了）。… https://t.co/pqIjqLhmkB— Cos(余弦)