Jeffrey Zirlin, co-founder of WEB3 gaming company Sky Mavis, suffered a multi-million dollar cyber attack.
Axie Infinity (AXS) co-founder of Sky Mavis, which created the game Jeffrey ZirlinOn February 23, millions of dollars worth of crypto money to hackers got carried away. The attack was carried out using the “phishing scam” method, which is very common in the cryptocurrency industry.
Reported by blockchain security firm PeckShield to data Total value from Jeffrey Zirlin’s personal wallets according to for $9.6 million reaching 6 different cryptocurrencies it was stolen. Among the stolen cryptocurrencies $9.53 million worth 3.2 million Ronin (RON), 834 thousand dollars worth 282 thousand Ethereum (ETH), 87 thousand dollars worth 160 thousand Pixels (PIXEL), 10 thousand dollars worth 2.76 million SLP, 2,000 USD Coin (USDC) And $1,272 worth 164 AXS took place.
The attackers captured all 6 cryptocurrencies in a short time. 3,249 Ethereum worth $9.6 million turned and destroyed any trace of beings To Tornado Cash transferred.
About the issue on social media in the statement Zirlin stated that the attack was limited to his personal wallets:
The attack is limited to my personal accounts and has nothing to do with the verification or operations of the Ronin chain. Additionally, the leaked keys have nothing to do with Sky Mavis operations.