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← back to feed·INFRASTRUCTURE2020-07-11 · 5y ago
Incident · SLOWMIST

Cashaa

Malicious Software
Estimated loss
VERDICT —OUT OF SCOPE
Root cause is infrastructure (DNS / cloud / database / third-party API) compromise, not on-chain contract logic. Pre-deployment source review would not surface this; coverage lives in cloud-security + supply-chain audit, separate discipline.
▰ METHOD
INFRASTRUCTURE
INFRASTRUCTURE
Root cause

Root-cause analysis not yet published. The incident description below contains all currently available signal — review the attack transaction directly for definitive forensics.

Forensic narrative

Cashaa, a UK-based cryptocurrency exchange, said hackers stole 336 Bitcoins from a wallet on the exchange. The company has now stopped all transactions related to cryptocurrency. Attack method (per SlowMist): Malicious Software. Reported loss: 336 BTC.

Primary source
https://cointelegraph.com/news/hacker-stole-336-btc-from-crypto-exchange-cashaa
Sourced from
slowmist
Technical record
chain
protocol
Cashaa
bug_class
infrastructure
date_occurred
2020-07-11
loss_usd
source_id
sm:cashaa::2020-07-11
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