– Stake.com, a crypto gambling site, experienced unusually large withdrawals totaling $16 million on September 4.
– The withdrawals were deemed suspicious by security platform Cyvers Alerts.
– The withdrawing account has been labeled “Stake.com Hacker” by Etherscan, suggesting a stolen private key may be involved.
– The alleged attacker transferred $3.9 million in Tether and $9.8 million in Ether from Stake to their account.
– Additional tokens, including USD Coin, Dai, and Stake Classic, were also drained from the platform.
– The attacker distributed the funds to multiple accounts after the withdrawals.
– Stake has not yet made an official announcement regarding the incident.
– This is not the first time in 2023 that crypto gambling sites have been targeted by hackers, as Alphapo suffered $31 million in suspicious withdrawals in July.
– Further information will be provided as it becomes available.