Attackers Hijack About 64,000 Bitcoin Miners and Point 13 EH/s at OCEAN

64,000 Bitcoin Mining Machines Hijacked as OCEAN Hashrate Nears 50 EH/s

TLDR: About 64,000 Bitcoin mining machines were reportedly hijacked as attackers redirected 13 EH/s to OCEAN. OCEAN’s mining pool briefly approached 50 EH/s after attackers redirected computing power from other pools. CoreX Hosting said the attack appeared to end as the diverted Bitcoin hashrate fell from 13 EH/s to 100 PH/s. Attackers mined no blocks [...]

Attackers hijack about 64,000 Bitcoin miners and point 13 EH/s at OCEAN

The incident highlights vulnerabilities in mining software, emphasizing the need for enhanced security measures to protect against unauthorized control.

约 6.4 万台比特币矿机遭劫持，13 EH/s 算力被导向 OCEAN 矿池

ChainCatcher 消息，据 Bitcoin News 监测，约 6.4 万台比特币矿机据报遭劫持，涉及 13 EH/s 算力，矿机算力被导向 OCEAN 矿池，收益则被指定支付至攻击者控制的比特币地址。攻击据报于美国中部时间晚 8 时左右开始。OCEAN 仪表盘显示，其算力一度接近 50 EH/s，随后回落至约 40 EH/s。CoreX Hosting 最先发出警报，称矿机未经授权被切换至其他矿池。一名受影响的运营商称，其整个矿场遭到劫持，并指出 Luxor 的 Commander 矿机管理软件是此次安全事件的源头；其他运营商则报告称，数日前也发生过类似的矿池未经授权变更。CoreX 随后表示，攻击似乎已经结束，被劫持的算力从 13 EH/s 降至约 100 PH/s。攻击者据报未能在劫持期间挖出比特币区块，因此未获得区块奖励；受影响矿工则永久失去了攻击期间获得比特币的机会。此次安全事件的完整影响范围，以及 Luxor Commander 是否遭到入侵，尚未得到独立确认。

Hijacking Redirects 13 EH/s of Bitcoin Mining Power to OCEAN

About 64,000 machines were involved, but the diverted miners produced no block rewards during the incident.