VERDICT —OUT OF SCOPE
Root cause is a frontend / UI hijack — users authorized the malicious transaction from a compromised site or DNS. On-chain contract was not the failure surface; pre-deployment audit cannot catch this class.
▰ METHOD
FRONTEND
FRONTEND
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
According to monitoring by Scam Sniffer, the front end of CoinMarketCap has been compromised. Users are advised to remain vigilant. Following an investigation, CoinMarketCap confirmed that a total of 76 accounts were affected, with losses amounting to $21,624.47. The platform has pledged to fully reimburse the impacted users. Attack method (per SlowMist): Frontend Attack. Reported loss: $ 21,624.
Sourced from
slowmist
Technical record
- chain
- —
- protocol
- CoinMarketCap
- bug_class
- frontend
- date_occurred
- 2025-06-21
- loss_usd
- $21,624
- source_id
- sm:coinmarketcap::2025-06-21
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