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Ordswap has experienced a security breach that has led to phishing risks for users’ private keys and assets. An online tool has been introduced for MetaMask users to recover private keys. The incident underscores security concerns in crypto. In a recent crypto hack incident, Ordswap, a prominent marketplace for Bitcoin Ordinals, has fallen victim to a significant security breach that has made it lose control of its website . The platform’s website was compromised leading to potential risks for users . Ordswap users were met with a distressing situation as the compromised website directed them to a phishing link. This deceptive link aimed to trick users into revealing their private keys and other sensitive information, posing a severe threat to their cryptocurrency assets. Recovery tool introduced amid the chaos In response to the security breach, Ordswap acted swiftly by providing an online tool designed to assist users who had logged into the...

Blockchain security firms SlowMist and CertiK also believe the crypto wallet drainer Angel Drainer was involved in the estimated $238,000 exploit. The team behind Balancer, an Ethereum-based automated market maker, believes a social engineering attack on its DNS service provider was what led to its website ’s frontend being compromised on Sept. 19, leading to an estimated $238,000 in crypto stolen. “After investigation, it is clear that this was a social engineering attack on EuroDNS, the domain registrar used for .fi TLDs,” the firm explained in a Sept. 20 X post. Approximately 8 hours after the first warning of the attack, Balancer said its decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) was actively addressing the DNS attack and was working to recover the Balancer UI. At 5:45 pm UTC on Sept. 20, Balancer said it was successful in securing the domain and bringing it back under the control of Balancer DAO. It also confirmed its subdomains “app.balancer.fi” and other “balancer.fi” are...