Famous billionaire investor Mark Cuban, mWhile confirming that the etamask wallet was hacked and lost crypto money worth 900 thousand dollars, a post on the subject came from Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ).
Blockchain researcher Wazz 16 September published on in post, Mark CubanHe stated that there was an attack on ‘s cryptocurrency wallet. Data as a result of Cuban’s attack 900 thousand dollar revealed that it had lost valuable assets.
According to on-chain analytics platform Arkham Intelligence data, Mark Cuban was found in his metamask wallet, which was found to be inactive for 160 days. 179.34 USD Coin (USDC), 4.86 Tether (USDT), 7.02k Rarible (RARI), 12.36k Polygon (MATIC), 338.2 Staked Ethereum (stETH), 5.29 Ethereum (ETH) ), 8.2 Wrapped Ethereum (WETH), 697 thousand SuperRare (RARE), 16 thousand BitDAO (BIT), 5.92 Governance OHM (GOHM) And 10 thousand Audius (AUDIO) lost. Mark Cuban responds to this 3 million USDC The largest cryptocurrency exchange in the USA by saving to Coinbase transferred.
Mark Cuban confirmed: They were watching me!
Mark Cuban confirmed the attack in a statement to the press. He said that he had not accessed his cryptocurrency wallet for a long time and was attacked shortly after logging in to clear his account.
After a few months, I entered MetaMask for the first time. They were probably watching me.
Mark Cuban was also attacked A version of MetaMask containing malware He stated that he may have been exposed by downloading it. It was also among the information confirmed by Mark Cuban that he transferred the remaining assets to Coinbase.
Investors advice from Binance CEO CZ
In other news, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) published on his official social media account in postHe re-shared an article he wrote about security in 2020, following the attack on Mark Cuban, and said that attention should be paid to the software downloads part of the article.
The point that CZ draws attention to again in the relevant article is that if users prefer to store their crypto assets on a computer, they can use this computer. not connecting to the internet happened. Among CZ’s recommendations, when installing additional software on this computer USB memory or CD Following offline paths such as, the relevant memory tools must be at least 3 different anti viruses Checking with the application and before installations waiting 72 hours It is located. The CEO also always open source He underlines that software should be preferred.