The $459,000 Bot Hacker Was a Customer First, Researchers Say
Researchers traced a $459,000 wallet drain to an address that previously funded 27 trades through the same bot, raising questions about how its private keys escaped. Bitquery Traces $459K Tradewiz Drain to Wallet Used in 27 Trades Before collecting stolen crypto, the wallet had helped pay for ordinary memecoin trades. That is the unexpected finding […]
Key Takeaways
- Researchers traced a $459,000 wallet drain to an address that previously funded 27 trades through the same bot, raising questions about how its private keys escaped.
- Bitquery Traces $459K Tradewiz Drain to Wallet Used in 27 Trades Before collecting stolen crypto, the wallet had helped pay for ordinary memecoin trades.
- That is the unexpected finding […]
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