Komodo discovered critical vulnerability in Agama Wallet and uses it to save millions

Komodo platform has received information on a critical vulnerability in Agama Wallets. The equivalent of about 11 million euros in Komodo (KMD) and Bitcoin (BTC) have now been associated with a preventive measure in safety.

By Christopher clover
On 7. June 2019BTC$7.985,00 2.66%part Facebook Twitter LinkedIn xing mail

The team of developers of Blockchain-platform, Komodo has undergone a security-relevant flaw in the Komodo Wallet Agama. As a result of the discovery of the Cybersecurity Team is taking advantage of the vulnerability, any attackers in advance of. The Team brought eight million units of the crypto-currency KMD and 96 Bitcoin (BTC) in safety. The deposits are located on two "Safe" Wallets, which are not under the control of Komodo. The Komodo-project on the 5. May on its Website.

After we had discovered a weak point, took advantage of our cyber security Team is the same Exploit to gain control of many of the affected seed, and to secure the at-risk funds. We were looking for eight million KMD and 96 BTC from these vulnerable Wallets out, which would otherwise have been for the attacker slightly. The Safe Wallets RSgD2cmm3niFRu2kwwtrEHoHMywJdkbkef (KMD) and 1GsdquSqABxP2i7ghUjAXdtdujHjVYLgqk (BTC) are under the control of the Komodo team, and assets can be claimed by their owners back. For more information, please visit our Support page.

The value of the vulnerable cryptographic deposits, closing amounts to editorial to around twelve million euros.

Funds: Safu, but...

The victims are now encouraged to take their Coins out of the Safe Wallet of Komodo to be deducted and to be in control over their own resources. However, this is not done with two clicks of the mouse. On its Support page Komodo describes the necessary steps to recover the Coins. Among other things, there is a need for two computers (one online and one offline) to sign the transaction offline.

Komodo has not called the exact weak point, for obvious reasons. Apparently, the vulnerability in a Code library, which is in the Wallet Agama use is located.

details about the nature of the vulnerability [...] be released as soon as the necessary steps have been taken for safeguarding of funds.

Users of the Agama Version of "Verus" can, however, breathe a sigh of relief: their deposits were in danger at any time.

Also it is unclear so far who has pointed Komodo to the error.

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