{"id":44259,"date":"2021-12-03T16:29:31","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T16:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/32879\/Hackers-Steal-119-Million-From-Web3-Crypto-Project-With-Old-School-Attack.html"},"modified":"2021-12-03T16:29:31","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T16:29:31","slug":"hackers-steal-119-million-from-web3-crypto-project-with-old-school-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/hackers-steal-119-million-from-web3-crypto-project-with-old-school-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Hackers Steal $119 Million From Web3 Crypto Project With Old School Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"32\">\n<div><picture class=\"responsive-image lazyloader--lazy lazyloader--lowres\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/video-images.vice.com\/articles\/61a90d51c5ee2000939db8d9\/lede\/1638469216479-ethereum-cryptocurrency.jpeg?crop=1xw:0.7672xh;0xw,0.1673xh&amp;resize=20:*\"><source media=\"(min-width: 700px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/video-images.vice.com\/articles\/61a90d51c5ee2000939db8d9\/lede\/1638469216479-ethereum-cryptocurrency.jpeg?crop=1xw:0.7672xh;0xw,0.1673xh&amp;resize=20:*\"><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/video-images.vice.com\/articles\/61a90d51c5ee2000939db8d9\/lede\/1638469216479-ethereum-cryptocurrency.jpeg?crop=1xw:0.7672xh;0xw,0.1673xh&amp;resize=20:*\"><img class=\"responsive-image__img\" alt=\"ethereum-cryptocurrency\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p>Image:&nbsp;Ulrich Baumgarten via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"BodyComponentRenderer\" readability=\"90.444658325313\">\n<div class=\"topic-callout\" readability=\"7.2888888888889\">\n<div class=\"topic-callout__img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/topic\/cyber\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/video-images.vice.com\/topics\/57a205628cb727dec795a6b1\/callout_logo\/1614199980283-screen-shot-2021-02-24-at-34918-pm.png?resize=240:*\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2021-02-24 at 3\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Hacking. Disinformation. Surveillance. CYBER is Motherboard&#8217;s podcast and reporting on the dark underbelly of the internet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"28\"><\/p>\n<p>An unknown hacker or hackers stole a reported $119 million in cryptocurrency from a blockchain-based decentralized finance (DeFi) platform on Wednesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"26.725239616613\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BadgerDAO\/status\/1466263899498377218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1466263899498377218%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coindesk.com%2Fbusiness%2F2021%2F12%2F02%2Fbadger-dao-protocol-suffers-10m-exploit%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In a Tweet on Wednesday<\/a>, BadgerDAO (decentralized autonomous organization) wrote that it received \u201creports of unauthorized withdrawals of user funds.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/peckshield\/status\/1466356911842856967\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to blockchain security company PeckShield<\/a>, the hackers stole around 2100 BTC ($118,500,000) and 151 ETH ($679,000) worth of cryptocurrency tokens.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<div class=\"adph adph--border\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"36\"><\/p>\n<p>Notably, the hack did not involve complicated smart contract exploits. Instead, it was a front-end attack targeting BadgerDAO&#8217;s web infrastructure, in particular its Cloudflare account, BadgerDAO\u2019s content delivery network. When interacting with BadgerDAO using a Metamask wallet, users were confronted with illicit permission requests. Users noticed the attack when they saw that their wallets were being emptied, and BadgerDAO then \u201cpaused\u201d all smart contracts.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"35\"><\/p>\n<p>Kryptobi, who said he is on the BadgerDAO support team and has been looking into the hack, told Motherboard that it appears someone injected a malicious script into BadgerDAO\u2019s frontend after compromising an API key for BadgerDAO\u2019s Cloudflare account. Cloudflare is a web infrastructure, content delivery network, and website security company, which is used by millions of sites on the internet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"30\"><\/p>\n<p>A core team member of the Badger team, who goes by Jonto, confirmed this was the entry point the hacker exploited.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"29\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe malicious script basically tricked people into giving the address rights to send the tokens to the exploiter address,\u201d Jonto told Motherboard in an online chat.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-component=\"QuoteBlock\" class=\"abc__quote abc__quote--blockquote\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><em><strong>Do you research vulnerabilities on cryptocurrencies and their networks? We\u2019d love to hear from you. You can contact Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai securely on Signal at +1 917 257 1382, Wickr\/Telegram\/Wire @lorenzofb, or email lorenzofb@vice.com<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"28\"><\/p>\n<p>BadgerDAO\u2019s admins and developers have been doing damage control in the official Discord channel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"34\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone is angry and shocked and [sic] what happened,\u201d a person who works on BadgerDAO and goes by blackbear, wrote on the organization\u2019s official Discord channel, where many people are complaining about having their cryptocurrency stolen. \u201cSituation is shitty but I have hope that we will learn from it and we will overcome it, I have been involved with Badger since it launched and the work the team has done and does has never disappointed me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-image\" data-component=\"ImageBlock\">\n<div class=\"body-image__img\">\n<div><picture class=\"responsive-image lazyloader--lazy lazyloader--lowres\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/video-images.vice.com\/_uncategorized\/1638469269857-screen-shot-2021-12-02-at-123341-pm.png?resize=20:*\"><source media=\"(min-width: 700px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/video-images.vice.com\/_uncategorized\/1638469269857-screen-shot-2021-12-02-at-123341-pm.png?resize=20:*\"><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/video-images.vice.com\/_uncategorized\/1638469269857-screen-shot-2021-12-02-at-123341-pm.png?resize=20:*\"><img class=\"responsive-image__img\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2021-12-02 at 12.33.41 PM.png\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"36\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have most of my net-worth in Badger and I was affected by this attack too, also got the biggest hit in my life, and pretty sure other team members, who have the most faith in the project, have been affected too,\u201d blackbear added. \u201cI understand every single one of you, this is a major setback.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"35\"><\/p>\n<p>DeFi platforms like BadgerDAO have proliferated recently, with billions of dollars lost to scams and hacks along the way in the fast-moving industry. The idea is to create financial systems based on the blockchain, and BadgerDAO in particular was designed to be a &#8220;bridge&#8221; for people to take, say, their Bitcoin, and use it equivalently on Ethereum-based DeFi projects by &#8220;wrapping&#8221; it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<div class=\"adph adph--border\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"18.272727272727\"><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the crypto lending service C.R.E.A.M. <a href=\"http:\/\/vice.com\/en\/article\/m7vjjy\/cryptocurrency-loan-platform-implodes-in-dollar130-million-hack\">got exploited via a complex &#8220;flash loan&#8221; and lost $130 million<\/a>, and a hacker stole around $600 million from the popular platform Poly Network\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/wx5y7b\/this-dollar600-million-crypto-heist-is-the-most-bizarre-hack-in-recent-memory\">and later returned the money in one of the most bizarre hacks of the year<\/a>. These are just examples from this year, there <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/zmvkke\/this-is-not-a-drill-a-hacker-allegedly-stole-dollar32-million-in-ethereum\">have<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/pgkzqm\/the-biggest-hacker-whodunnit-of-the-summer\">been<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/zmvg58\/hacker-allegedly-steals-dollar74-million-in-ethereum-with-incredibly-simple-trick\">many<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/qvp5b3\/how-ethereum-coders-hacked-back-to-rescue-dollar208-million-in-ethereum\">more<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/campuscodi\/status\/1466466811726151688\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">years prior<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"31\"><\/p>\n<p>Notably, though, the BadgerDAO attack seems to not have targeted the smart contracts or used any clever blockchain trickery. Instead, it was an attack targeting Badger\u2019s web infrastructure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-component=\"QuoteBlock\" class=\"abc__quote abc__quote--pullquote\" readability=\"6\">\n<p>As it turns out, so-called web3 can depend heavily on good old web1 security.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"28\"><\/p>\n<p>As it turns out, so-called web3 can depend heavily on good old web1 security.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"39\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSupply chain integrity means every link in the chain,\u201d said Dan Guido, the founder of Trail of Bits, a cybersecurity company that specializes in cryptocurrency and smart contracts audits. \u201cBadger clearly thought through parts of their development and deployment process, using simple and secure tools like Github and a single-page web application. However, success for supply chain integrity requires perfection, and instantly accurate security monitoring. If Cloudflare is ultimately responsible for serving content to users, then it needs the same, carefully thought out security procedures. IT security still matters, and in many ways matters even more for blockchain companies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"27\"><\/p>\n<p>The BadgerDAO hack even caught the attention of mainstream security professionals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"32\"><\/p>\n<p>Matthew Green, a cryptography and computer science professor at Johns Hopkins University, wrote on Twitter that \u201cit\u2019s funny how little computer security people know about the [decentralized applications] ecosystem. It\u2019s like they\u2019re living in the hotel from The Shining and they have no idea what\u2019s going down in Room 237.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"18.89156626506\"><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Subscribe to our cybersecurity podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/cyber\/id1441708044?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CYBER<\/a>. Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/motherboardtv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our new Twitch channel<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p>READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/32879\/Hackers-Steal-119-Million-From-Web3-Crypto-Project-With-Old-School-Attack.html\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>READ MORE HERE&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":44260,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[277],"tags":[9568],"class_list":["post-44259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cybersecurity-blogs","tag-headlinehackerbankcybercrimedata-lossfraudflawcryptography"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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