Bitcoin ATM Manufacturer, General Bytes, Hacked - Coinleaks
Current Date:September 22, 2024

Bitcoin ATM Manufacturer, General Bytes, Hacked

The biggest bitcoin (BTC) ATM manufacturer General Bytes, suffered a loss of more than $ 1.5 million after the attack.

Bitcoin ATM manufacturer General Bytes, March 19 In his official statement, he reported that they were attacked over the weekend. company, the event 17-18 March announced that it took place between . Noting that the vulnerability was caused by an interface that allows video to be uploaded to the main server from Bitcoin ATMs, the company said that the attacker carried out the attack by installing Java software on the main server thanks to this interface.

Attacker Embeds 56 BTC

According to the company’s statements, the attacker gained access to many privileges, such as disabling two-factor authentication, accessing user login information, and saving users’ funds.

Announcing that cloud services were also violated, the company warned its users. The warning said: “We urge all our customers to take immediate action and carefully read the security bulletin to protect their funds and personal information.”

While the amount of information the attacker stole remains unclear, the company has announced that it is temporarily shutting down its cloud services. Besides, the company United States of AmericaATMs in the city were also closed.

Data presented 1.5 million dollarsworth 56 BTC Indicates that it was stolen. in attack, Ripple, Cardano, TronAnd Binance USDIt was also included in the details that many different asset wallet addresses were used, such as

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