According to blockchain security firm CertiK, the hackers responsible for the $41 million hack at cryptocurrency casino Stake have moved another $328,000 million worth of <a href="https://www.cryptoknowmics.com/news/polygon-founder-reveals-major-matic-upgrade-with-pol/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Polygon</a> (MATIC) and Binance Coin (BNB) tokens since the Sept. 4 exploit. The most recent transfer involved 300 BNB tokens that were worth approximately $61,500 to an externally owned address “0x695...” and were then bridged to the Avalanche blockchain on Sept. 11 at 4:09 pm UTC. UTC, an additional 520,000 MATIC tokens worth more than $266,000 were transferred to Avalanche.

The 520,000 MATIC and 300 BNB — adding up to $328,000 — add to the $4.5 million in taken reserves that were connected to the Bitcoin blockchain. The absolute $4.8 million <a href="https://twitter.com/CertiKAlert/status/1701133201379303933" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">moved</a> anyway just addresses 1.2% of the complete $41 million taken from the programmers. It is perceived the programmer accessed the confidential key of Stake's Binance Smart Chain and Ethereum hot wallets to execute the hack.
<h2>Hackers take $41 million from Stake as it nears $1 billion</h2>
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The Lazarus Group of North Korea, according to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, was responsible for the heist. The industry's malicious actors have taken the cost of cryptocurrency hacks and scams to well over $1 billion in 2023, taking $41 million from Stake. CertiK recently announced the figure to be $997 million toward the finish of August, however a few assaults over the most recent fourteen days will drive the figure off the $1 billion imprint.

Pepe (PEPE) coin's withdrawal, which cost investors $13.2 million, Exactly Protocol's $7.3 million exploit, and a Balancer security vulnerability that was exposed caused $2.1 million in damage are other recent incidents.

Hackers Shift $41M in BNB and MATIC: CertiK

Hackers behind $41M stake heist move BNB and MATIC. Stay updated with CertiK's latest findings.

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Hackers Shift $41M in BNB and MATIC: CertiK

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