Updated: September 11, 2024 1:47 AM EDT
Indonesian cryptocurrency exchange Indodax appears to have experienced an exploit that resulted in losses of around $15.7 million.
Peckshield Wrote Today X announced that it detected a massive cryptocurrency outflow of approximately $15.7 million from Indodax. Cyvers Alerts also Flag is specified The system reportedly identified several suspicious transactions involving Indodax’s wallets across multiple networks. “The suspicious addresses already have $14.4 million in storage and are exchanging tokens for Ether,” Cyvers said.
According to PeckShield, there were approximately 5,204 ETH parked in addresses on Ethereum, approximately 6.8 million POL parked in Polygon, and approximately 380 million ETH parked in Optimism.
In response to the reported security incident, Indodax stated: mail The security team at X has discovered a potential security issue on the platform. Indodax said in a translated post, “We are currently undergoing full maintenance to ensure that the entire system is functioning properly. During this maintenance process, the Indodax web platform and applications will be temporarily inaccessible.”
Indodax claims that customers’ funds are “100% safe” in both crypto and rupiah.
The Indodax team did not immediately respond to The Block’s request for further comment.
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