According to the Company, a hack has long $ 35 Million from Atomic Wallet Users Since June 2, AFFECTING LESS THAN 1% of ITS MONTHLYLY Meers. Follow ites K, Atomic Wallet, Along with Individual Blockchain Investigators, Stepped Up Effors to Track and Recover the stolen funds.
To cash in on the commotion, several verified scam Twitter accounts are impersonating Atomic Wallet while sharing phishing links claiming to help users recover their lost funds. ZachXBT, a pseudonymous on-chain researcher, further claims to have helped victims recover $1 million in lost funds . However, the recovery process has not been made public, and ZachXBT allegedly "will share it in time, but it's best not to share it." Despite Atomic Wallet's announcement, at the time of writing, many users continue to report loss of funds. . Additionally, the community called on the company to try to mitigate the damage, as one user put it: "% doesn't matter, hackers only intend to focus on big money wallets."
This episode reflects the importance of researching the right service provider when it comes to securing crypto assets. Additionally, it questions the “not your keys, not your tokens” narrative preached by numerous crypto wallet providers such as Atomic Wallet, as seen below . Zach XBT Investigation Finds the Largest Amount Lost by an Individual in Atomic Wallet Hack Was $7.95M in Tether On the Tron blockchain. According to the latest update, the largest five lost $17 million. Over the weekend, June 4th, a hacker took control of a phone owned by pro-XRP. Attorney John Deaton. Deaton's Twitter account was then used to sell LAW tokens.
Shortly after the tweet, Deaton and his account warned users about the hack and advised against investing in cryptocurrencies.
