Bloom bot hackers loot $953K faster than you can microwave popcorn
Bloom pledged to reimburse nine traders after $953,000 was drained from 48 wallets, saying no private keys were accessed or compromised.
Hackers swiftly looted $953,000 from 48 cryptocurrency wallets linked to Telegram trading bot Bloom, draining funds in just 94 seconds, according to blockchain analytics firm Bitquery. The attack, which exploited a remote code execution vulnerability in a third-party module, affected nine traders who had used the bot. Despite the rapid and significant breach, Bloom assured all affected traders would be fully reimbursed.
Experts caution that even inactive wallets connected to trading bots like Bloom can remain vulnerable to exploitation, highlighting lingering security risks for users of such platforms.
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