Unibot, an AI-based chatbot that runs on the messaging app Telegram, has been subjected to a costly cyberattack, with the bot losing around $640,000 worth of cryptocurrencies.
The attack is believed to be caused by exploiting a vulnerability in a new contract that was recently published.
The technical team behind “Unibot” is currently in the investigation phase into the incident and is expected to issue a detailed statement soon about the reason behind this hack.
According to reports provided by PeckShield, the attacker was able to transfer the stolen cryptocurrencies to Uniswap and then to the cryptocurrency mixer, Tornado Cash.
Lookonchain provided urgent advice to Unibot and urged it to move funds to other wallets or cancel contract approvals as soon as possible to prevent further losses.
In the same context, “Unibot” confirmed that the consent had been exploited by a new router and that it had temporarily stopped it to address and contain the problem.
The company also announced that all funds that may have been lost as a result of this defect will be compensated, stressing at the same time that user keys and wallets are still in good security.
In another context, the loss of digital currencies worth approximately $332 million was reported last September as a result of hacking, fraud, and exploitation of security vulnerabilities, according to CertiK, a company specializing in blockchain security.
It is worth noting that this attack comes a few days after a similar incident targeting “Maestrobots”, a group of robots specialized in cryptocurrencies working on the Telegram application, where the attackers targeted a routing code running on the Ethereum network and were able to withdraw 280 Ethereum, valued at approximately $485,000.
