Billionaire Mark Cuban Loses $870K in Crypto Hack of MetaMask Wallet

Billionaire Mark Cuban lost $870,000 in a crypto hack of his MetaMask wallet
The hacker stole Ethereum, staked Ether, SuperRare, ENS tokens, and stablecoins
Cuban says the hack occurred when he logged into MetaMask on his phone after months
Once notified, Cuban started locking assets and moving them to other platforms
None of Cuban's other accounts were compromised in the attack

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Posted 9/17/2023, 2:30:24 PM

Billionaire Mark Cuban Loses $870K in Crypto Hack of MetaMask Wallet

Billionaire Mark Cuban lost $870,000 in a crypto hack of his MetaMask wallet
The hacker stole Ethereum, staked Ether, SuperRare, ENS tokens, and stablecoins
Cuban says the hack occurred when he logged into MetaMask on his phone after months
Once notified, Cuban started locking assets and moving them to other platforms
None of Cuban's other accounts were compromised in the attack

dailyhodl.com

Relevant topic timeline:

8/26/2023

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A hacker group, suspected to be Lazarus with ties to the North Korean government, stole $37.3 million in cryptocurrency from Estonia's CoinsPaid after tricking an engineer with a fake job offer.

9/4/2023

Crypto gambling site Stake sees $16M withdrawn in possible hack

An alleged hacker made suspicious withdrawals totaling $16 million from the crypto gambling site Stake.com, raising concerns about stolen funds and the security of crypto gambling platforms.

9/6/2023

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