Hackers Drain $7 Million From Crypto Casino Duelbits in Suspected Private Key Compromise
Scam Sniffer said the stolen funds were routed through newly created addresses and mostly swapped into ether, while Duelbits said user funds are safe.
- Crypto gambling platform Duelbits took its site offline Thursday after attackers drained roughly $7 million from its hot wallets, with the company investigating a "security incident" while maintaining user funds are safe.
- Blockchain security firm Scam Sniffer flagged the incident as a suspected private key compromise, reporting that hot wallets on Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Tron sent funds to newly created addresses, including 8.1 BTC lost.
- Etherscan data shows stolen assets consolidated into a single address holding about 2,234 ETH worth roughly $6 million, after the attacker swapped 12.4 billion SHIB and about 593,000 USDT into ether within minutes.
- Co-Founder Joe said Friday the casino needs additional downtime to secure the site and refill its hot and cold wallets, writing the company is "rebuilding our deposit and withdrawal servers to make sure everything is 100% secure."
- This incident follows a 2024 hack where CertiK reported about $4.6 million was taken from Duelbits, while separately Bitget CEO Gracy Chen reported about $351.6 million was taken from Bitget on the same Thursday.
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