On January 5, CertiK, a firm specializing in blockchain security and smart contract audits, reportedly experienced a cyber attack on its official Twitter (X) account.
This incident occurred just a day after the company published its 2023 Hack3D security report, which showcased a 50% reduction in cryptocurrency losses and was recognized as a major achievement in the realm of blockchain security.
Chinese journalist Wu Blockchain was among the initial individuals to reveal the CertiK security breach. He highlighted that the perpetrator had gained unauthorized access to the company’s X account and disseminated a deceptive link aimed at stealing users’ cryptocurrency holdings.
According to Wu’s findings, the official Discord channel linked to CertiK’s website was also tampered with, redirecting users to a fraudulent Discord platform containing phishing links.
CertiK’s Twitter stated, “WARNING: Our team has found the Uniswap Router contract to be vulnerable to a re-entrancy exploit, allowing attackers to move anyone’s tokens if approved to the Uniswap contract. Use @RevokeCash in order to revoke any vulnerable approvals.”
Following recent developments, the Revoke Cash team provided a statement indicating that CertiK’s Twitter account could have been hacked. The account posted a link directing users to a counterfeit Revoke website. The team emphasized that Uniswap remained secure and unaffected by this incident.
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