FTX

Telegram was hacked

Estimated loss

$600.00M

VERDICT —UNRATED

Verdict pending. Auto-ingested incidents are reviewed before a public verdict is rendered.

▰ METHOD

Undisclosed

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

In its official Telegram channel, FTX said it had been compromised, instructing users not to install any new upgrades and to remove all FTX apps. Over $600 million stolen from FTX's crypto wallets. Attack method (per SlowMist): Telegram was hacked. Reported loss: $ 600,000,000.

Primary source

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/11/12/ftx-crypto-wallets-see-mysterious-late-night-outflows-totalling-more-than-380m/ ↗

Sourced from

slowmist

Technical record