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Kyber Network Malicious Code Injection Attack: $265.00K Reported Loss

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Incident Overview

Decentralized liquidity protocol Kyber Network disclosed on Twitter that its users lost $265,000 in funds due to a front-end exploit. The vulnerability stems from malicious Google Tag Manager code in the KyberSwap website, where attackers target whale wallets and gain permission to transfer user funds by inserting fake approvals.

Sources & References

Original incident referencehttps://cointelegraph.com/news/kyber-network-offers-bounty-following-265k-hack-of-decentralized-exchange (opens in a new tab)

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