Root-cause analysis not yet published. The incident description below contains all currently available signal — review the attack transaction directly for definitive forensics.
According to AggrNews, the Instagram account of Kabosumama, the owner of the Shiba Inu Kabosu, the inspiration behind the popular DOG project "Doge" meme, has been hacked. Kabosumama previously posted on her blog, stating that she was unable to log in. Additionally, BWEnews reported that the hacker is particularly cunning, having posted a fake update about a new family member. The hacker launched a memecoin ahead of time, luring victims into investing, only to pull out and run with the funds shortly after. Attack method (per SlowMist): Account Compromise. Reported loss: -.
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- protocol
- Kabosumama
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- private-key
- date_occurred
- 2024-10-17
- loss_usd
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- source_id
- sm:kabosumama::2024-10-17