
The series of dramatic events in the sinking centralized exchange of Sam Bankman is not ending anytime soon. New developments are being shared in the markets every day, closing the gates of recovery for one of the biggest exchanges in the world.
The problems are only increasing for FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried as new cyber thefts are being reported using FTX’s official application updates. The overall theft is massive and it pushes FTX users toward another deep pitfall. But what this theft is all about? And why hackers are targeting a sinking ship?
In this blog, CoinGabbar is going to explore this theft and dive deeper into reading between the lines of this strange event.
What is the Situation
Last evening things took a wild turn when massive funds were shifted to anonymous addresses. Over $600 million worth of crypto tokens has moved from the FTX ecosystem without leaving any footprints behind. FTX officials have reported this incident as theft and warned their users to not update their mobile applications. FTX admins have also warned them against using the website of the exchange as it can cause trojans to users’ systems.
Today FTX officials have told that they are shifting funds from their exchange to offline cold storage facilities because of reported unauthorized transactions. FTX has reported that it has already started the investigation from its end and will take all the actions required to mitigate the risks for its users.
In a metrics disclosure from a Singapore-based analytical firm, Nansen has shown a one-day net outflow from the exchange to be more than $266 million last night. The number only increased after that and things moved out of control from the hands of the FTX administration.