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		kzrdude 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bybit loses $1.5B in hack Apparently there was a path from the internet to the wallet anyway, that's what it sounds like.

aaronmdjones 6 months ago [–]

So it was a lukewarm wallet?

desumeku 6 months ago | [–]

What supposedly happened is that malware was installed on every multisig key signer's device and then the hacker showed them all a fake transaction that looked legit but actually changed the smart contract of the cold wallet to give him access.

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