Venus Protocol returned the user stolen $ 13.5 million

The Venus Protocol Defi Platform helped the user return the cryptocurrency to $ 13.5 million, which was stolen as a result of a fishing attack on September 2.

Then the team suspended the work of the platform as a precaution and the investigation began. According to the developers, the pause led to the suspension of further movement of funds, and the audit confirmed that the smart contracts and the Venus interface were not compromised.

Emergency voting on management made it possible to forcibly eliminate the attacker’s wallet, which made it possible to remove the stolen tokens and send them to the recovery address.

During the investigation, the Venus team found out that the attackers used Zoom’s malicious client in order to deceive the victim to provide delegated control over the account.

This allowed the attackers to take loans and repay them on behalf of the victim, which gave them the opportunity to bring millions in stabilcoins and wrapped assets.

The partners of the security protocol Hexagate and Hypernative have revealed a suspicious transaction within a few minutes, which led to the decision to suspend the protocol. According to Venus developers, the recovery process took less than 12 hours.

Kuan San, who was called the victim of the attack, thanked the specialists who helped him return the means.

What could turn into a complete disaster turned into a battle that we won thanks to the incredible team of teams, ”wrote San.

The analysis of the cybersecurity company SlowMist showed that the attack was associated with the North Korean Lazarus Group, which is accused of large thefts of cryptocurrencies, including BYBIT’s bite of 1.5 billion.

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