Golden Finance reports that another security incident has occurred in the crypto field. Crypto KOL Phineas.SOL publicly disclosed on the X platform that his four wallets were unfortunately attacked by hackers, and this attack resulted in a total loss of 118 SOL for him.
According to Phineas.SOL, hackers are suspected of having invaded the Phantom extension and obtained the private keys of all wallets by some means, and then ransacked the funds inside the wallets. After investigation, Phineas.SOL stated that the only program he had installed recently was an old version of the “MW3” game downloaded from Steam. From this, it can be inferred that this game is very likely to have become a carrier of wallet malware.
Beau, the security chief of Pudgy Penguins, analyzed this incident and gave security suggestions. He pointed out that given that users frequently download games or mods, storing encrypted wallets on gaming computers undoubtedly puts assets at high risk and is highly likely to face similar theft risks. Beau suggests that cryptocurrency investors should use dedicated computers for operations related to crypto assets. If conditions do not permit, using a hardware wallet to store keys offline or adopting MPC/multi-signature technology to reduce the security risks brought by single points of failure are both more reliable ways to protect assets. This incident has sounded the alarm for cryptocurrency users on security. How to ensure the safety of assets in a complex network environment is worth deep consideration for every investor.
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