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Attackers exploited the vulnerability in updating the platform, designed to increase its stability.
The Bisq cryptocurrency exchange was forced to stop trading due to a cyber attack, as a result of which about $ 250 thousand in cryptocurrency was stolen from its users. According to a notice from Bisq management, the exchange will temporarily stop its work until an emergency fix for a “critical security vulnerability” is ready.
Since Bisq is a peer-to-peer network, users can ignore the calls of its management and functions that have stopped working, however, representatives of the exchange urgently ask them not to do this for their own safety.
The cause of the problem was a recent network update, designed to increase its stability. However, the update contained a hidden vulnerability that allowed attackers to manipulate spare addresses, wait out the time limits set for trading and make sure that the stolen funds were transferred to wallets controlled by them.
In total, cyber thieves stole 3 bitcoins and 4 thousand Monero (XMR) from at least seven users.
The vulnerability has already been fixed. However, after upgrading to version 1.3.1, Bisq users began to complain about trade disruptions and the disappearance of funds.
The Bisq cryptocurrency exchange was forced to stop trading due to a cyber attack, as a result of which about $ 250 thousand in cryptocurrency was stolen from its users. According to a notice from Bisq management, the exchange will temporarily stop its work until an emergency fix for a “critical security vulnerability” is ready.
Since Bisq is a peer-to-peer network, users can ignore the calls of its management and functions that have stopped working, however, representatives of the exchange urgently ask them not to do this for their own safety.
The cause of the problem was a recent network update, designed to increase its stability. However, the update contained a hidden vulnerability that allowed attackers to manipulate spare addresses, wait out the time limits set for trading and make sure that the stolen funds were transferred to wallets controlled by them.
In total, cyber thieves stole 3 bitcoins and 4 thousand Monero (XMR) from at least seven users.
The vulnerability has already been fixed. However, after upgrading to version 1.3.1, Bisq users began to complain about trade disruptions and the disappearance of funds.