{"id":9368,"date":"2024-01-06T12:59:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T12:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.io\/blog\/?p=9368"},"modified":"2024-01-06T13:00:01","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T13:00:01","slug":"certik-issues-statement-after-hack-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/certik-issues-statement-after-hack-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Certik Issues Statement After Hack Incident"},"content":{"rendered":"

Certik Issues Statement After Hack Incident! On Friday afternoon, blockchain security firm Certik, whose X account was hacked, issued a statement after the incident. Certik said in its statement on the X account:<\/p>\n

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“A verified account associated with a well-known media outlet contacted one of our employees. Unfortunately, it appears that this account was compromised, leading to a phishing attack against our employee. We quickly detected the intrusion and deleted the relevant tweets within minutes. Based on our investigations, there is no significant loss due to this incident.”<\/p>\n

In addition, the Discord on Certik’s official website was replaced with a fake Discord containing phishing links.<\/p>\n

Incident Timeline<\/strong><\/p>\n

In its statement on X, the major blockchain security firm Certik shared the action it took against the hack, step by step with the times. It also stated that there was no significant loss in this incident.<\/p>\n

“-The security of the Twitter account was compromised and a tweet containing a phishing link was posted. -We detected the security breach and initiated the recovery process. -The first phishing tweet was deleted. -We completed the initial investigation and the risk has been eliminated.”<\/p>\n

What is Certik?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Certik is a leading security company in blockchain security, with a huge infrastructure like Al technology. Thanks to Certik, critical processes can be made the most secure with the latest system, secure codes, and verification systems. For example, large exchanges such as Binance<\/a> and Huobi and smart contracts such as the Binance Smart Chain DeFi protocol and Pancakeswap are audited by Certik.<\/p>\n

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Certik Issues Statement After Hack Incident! On Friday afternoon, blockchain security firm Certik, whose X account was hacked, issued a statement after the incident. Certik said in its statement on the X account: You may notice:\u00a0Ethereum ETF Approval May Come! “A verified account associated with a well-known media outlet contacted one of our employees. 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