Mark Cuban's Crypto Wallet Hacked, $870K in Assets Drained: Sleuths Spot Suspicious Transactions

Mark Cuban confirmed he was hacked and $870K worth of crypto drained from his wallet.
Independent sleuth @WazzCrypto first spotted the hack after noticing suspicious activity with Cuban's wallet.
Batches of assets like USDC, USDT, and stETH were suddenly withdrawn within 10 mins.
Cuban later moved $2M in USDC to a different wallet, suggesting he was just moving assets.
Community speculated Cuban signed a malicious transaction or his private key was compromised.

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Posted 9/16/2023, 3:36:29 AM