Crypto security incidents: Web3Auth, Binance, ZachXBT theft trace
Web3Auth paused its embedded wallet service after a security issue, Binance named a new CFO after a record $6.34B hack, and ZachXBT traced a $133M+ theft to a French bank.
What we know
CZ urges social-login wallet users to investigate Web3Auth's issue; no evidence MetaMask users are hit. Binance's CFO change comes nine days after the $6.34B hack. CoinDesk credits ZachXBT with linking a $133M+ theft to Crédit Mutuel Arkéa. Separately, an OpenSSH musl libc flaw allows passwordless access with passwords over 256 characters.
Sources
“If you ever used a "social login" for your crypto wallet, you will want to research this”
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