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[[File:Metamask.jpg|thumb|MetaMask]]User ICEINTHENICE suffered a breach of their MetaMask wallet, and thousands of dollars in three tokens were taken from the wallet.
[[File:Metamask.jpg|thumb|MetaMask]]User ICEINTHENICE suffered a breach of their MetaMask wallet, and thousands of dollars in three tokens were taken from the wallet.


This is a global/international case not involving a specific country.<ref name="redditold-11098" /><ref name="redditold-11099" /><ref name="etherscan-11100" /><ref name="redditold-11101" /><ref name="redditold-11102" /><ref name="etherscan-11103" /><ref name="etherscan-11104" /><ref name="etherscan-11105" /><ref name="etherscan-11106" /><ref name="xbasefinancemedium-11107" /><ref name="xbasefinancemedium-11108" />
This is a global/international case not involving a specific country.<ref name="redditold-11098" /><ref name="redditold-11099" />


== About MetaMask ==
== About MetaMask ==
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|March 20th, 2021 2:58:32 AM MDT
|March 20th, 2021 2:58:32 AM MDT
|Konomi Transaction
|Konomi Transaction
|Theft of Konomi tokens.
|Theft transactions occur for the Konomi<ref name="etherscan-11103" />, Hoge Finance<ref name="etherscan-11104" />, and XBase<ref name="etherscan-11105" /> tokens. All three transactions occurred in the same block of the Ethereum protocol.
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|March 20th, 2021 3:33:54 AM MDT
|March 20th, 2021 3:33:54 AM MDT
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|March 20th, 2021 8:00:16 AM MDT
|March 20th, 2021 8:00:16 AM MDT
|First Reddit Post
|First Reddit Post
|Initial post made on Reddit.
|Initial post made on Reddit reporting the situation. Their post had only a title and screenshots, with no text body provided<ref name="redditold-11102" />.
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|March 20th, 2021 9:59:53 AM MDT
|March 20th, 2021 9:59:53 AM MDT
|Second Reddit Post
|Second Reddit Post
|Follow up post on Reddit with attacker address.
|Follow up post on Reddit with attacker address<ref name="redditold-11099" />.
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|March 20th, 2021 2:03:59 PM MDT
|March 20th, 2021 2:03:59 PM MDT
|Swap For USDT
|Swap For USDT
|Attacker swapped coins for USDT.
|Attacker swapped coins for USDT.
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|March 20th, 2021 3:42:31 PM MDT
|Discussion About MetaMask Lawsuit
|ICEINTHENICE discusses the potential for a lawsuit against MetaMask<ref>[https://old.reddit.com/r/Metamask/comments/m97lly/i_was_hacked_at_458_am_i_barely_had_any_ethereum/grlda1k/ ICEINTHENICE - "MetaMask need to fix this if not they are going to have a huge lawsuit on their hands and so is Hoge especially with the fact they display how to buy Hoge on HOGE.FINANCE AND IT CLEARLY SHOWS TO USE METAMASK SO THEY ARE BOTH GOING TO GET SUED IF THEY DONT TAKE CARE OF IT ASAP AND REIMBURSE MY MONEY SOMEHOW OR COMPENSATE IT" - Reddit] (May 26, 2023)</ref><ref>[https://old.reddit.com/r/Metamask/comments/m97lly/i_was_hacked_at_458_am_i_barely_had_any_ethereum/grmtvyb/ BetItAllJonny - "Metamask is decentralized app. So hard to sue" - Reddit] (Oct 2, 2022)</ref><ref>[https://old.reddit.com/r/Metamask/comments/m95z45/i_feel_asleep_with_10k_in_my_wallet_and_now_i/grl7ofh/ ICEINTHENICE - "With the amount of comments mentioning how people have been hacked I don’t believe I made an error MetaMask better fix this if n they are going to have a lawsuit on their hands" - Reddit] (May 26, 2023)</ref><ref>[https://old.reddit.com/r/Metamask/comments/m95z45/i_feel_asleep_with_10k_in_my_wallet_and_now_i/grmtcrs BetItAllJonny - "It's a decentralized app." - Reddit] (Oct 2, 2022)</ref>.
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|March 20th, 2021 5:02:24 PM MDT
|Investigation on Exchanges
|ICEINTHENICE receives a suggestion to "be relentless. Go to all social media platforms and make them pay attention to you" and indicates that he will<ref>[https://old.reddit.com/r/Metamask/comments/m99vke/hackers_address/grn1zss/ BetItAllJonny - "ethscan or ethplorer just get address and see all txs on that addresss. to get coverted to cash it has to go thru an exchange. Then contact that exchange" - Reddit] (Oct 2, 2022)</ref><ref>[https://old.reddit.com/r/Metamask/comments/m99vke/hackers_address/grn4g89/ BetItAllJonny - "But be relentless. Go to all social media platforms and make them pay attention to you." - Reddit] (Oct 2, 2022)</ref>.
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|May 2nd, 2021 5:47:02 AM MDT
|They've Already Forgotten
|ICEINTHENICE reports that they've already forgotten they were hacked because "this is so old lol"<ref name="redditold-11101" />.
|}
|}


== Technical Details ==
== Technical Details ==
This section includes specific detailed technical analysis of any security breaches which happened. What specific software vulnerabilities contributed to the problem and how were they exploited?
This section includes specific detailed technical analysis of any security breaches which happened. What specific software vulnerabilities contributed to the problem and how were they exploited?
We are likely dealing with a more sophisticated attacker employing an automated bot, since all three transactions occurred within the same block.
<ref name="etherscan-11100" />


== Total Amount Lost ==
== Total Amount Lost ==
The total amount lost has been estimated at $3,000 USD.
The total amount lost has been estimated at $3,000 USD. This was broken down into 3 separate token assets:
 
* 129.326854400701850945 Konomi tokens<ref name="etherscan-11103" />.
* 8,787,498.280061676 Hoge Finance tokens<ref name="etherscan-11104" />.
 
* 1,483,612.92977633 XBase Finance tokens<ref name="etherscan-11105" />.
 
=== XBase Finance ===
A portion of ICEINTHENICE's holdings were in the XBase protocol<ref name="etherscan-11105" />, which appears to have disappeared shortly after the incident.<ref name="etherscan-11106" /><ref name="xbasefinancemedium-11107" /><ref name="xbasefinancemedium-11108" /> TBD fill in more information on XBase.


How much was lost and how was it calculated? If there are conflicting reports, which are accurate and where does the discrepancy lie?
How much was lost and how was it calculated? If there are conflicting reports, which are accurate and where does the discrepancy lie?
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== Immediate Reactions ==
== Immediate Reactions ==
How did the various parties involved (firm, platform, management, and/or affected individual(s)) deal with the events? Were services shut down? Were announcements made? Were groups formed?
How did the various parties involved (firm, platform, management, and/or affected individual(s)) deal with the events? Were services shut down? Were announcements made? Were groups formed?
=== Initial Reddit Post About Incident ===
ICEINTHENICE first posted to Reddit roughly 5 hours after the theft occurred. Their post had only a title and screenshots, with no text body provided<ref name="redditold-11102" />.<blockquote>I was hacked at 4:58 am I barely had any ethereum in my account to make a swap and yet they managed to complete 3 transactions. I need help please I will split the profits of whatever I get back with whoever can recover them if not MetaMask please let me know how we can fix this together</blockquote>
=== Secondary Reddit Post About Incident ===
<ref name="redditold-11099" />


== Ultimate Outcome ==
== Ultimate Outcome ==
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== References ==
== References ==
<references><ref name="redditold-11098">[https://old.reddit.com/r/Metamask/comments/m99vke/hackers_address/gybgrbh/ BetItAllJonny comments on Hackers address] (Oct 2, 2022)</ref>
<references>
 
<ref name="redditold-11098">[https://old.reddit.com/r/Metamask/comments/m99vke/hackers_address/gybgrbh/ BetItAllJonny comments on Hackers address] (Oct 2, 2022)</ref>
<ref name="redditold-11099">[https://old.reddit.com/r/Metamask/comments/m99vke/hackers_address/ Hackers address : Metamask] (May 23, 2023)</ref>
<ref name="redditold-11099">[https://old.reddit.com/r/Metamask/comments/m99vke/hackers_address/ Hackers address : Metamask] (May 23, 2023)</ref>
<ref name="etherscan-11100">[https://etherscan.io/txs?a=0x4D3587807e70D8f50592fCc0Cc99E0F3a9110fCA Ethereum Transactions Information | Etherscan] (May 23, 2023)</ref>
<ref name="etherscan-11100">[https://etherscan.io/txs?a=0x4D3587807e70D8f50592fCc0Cc99E0F3a9110fCA Ethereum Transactions Information | Etherscan] (May 23, 2023)</ref>
 
<ref name="redditold-11101">[https://old.reddit.com/r/Metamask/comments/m97lly/i_was_hacked_at_458_am_i_barely_had_any_ethereum/gwnfoy5/ ICEINTHENICE - "This is so old lol I forgot that I was hacked" - Reddit] (May 23, 2023)</ref>
<ref name="redditold-11101">[https://old.reddit.com/r/Metamask/comments/m97lly/i_was_hacked_at_458_am_i_barely_had_any_ethereum/gwnfoy5/ ICEINTHENICE comments on I was hacked at 4:58 am I barely had any ethereum in my account to make a swap and yet they managed to complete 3 transactions. I need help please I will split the profits of whatever I get back with whoever can recover th...ether] (May 23, 2023)</ref>
 
<ref name="redditold-11102">[https://old.reddit.com/r/Metamask/comments/m97lly/i_was_hacked_at_458_am_i_barely_had_any_ethereum/ I was hacked at 4:58 am I barely had any ethereum in my account to make a swap and yet they managed to complete 3 transactions. I need help please I will split the profits of whatever I get back with whoever can recover them if not MetaMask please...amask] (May 23, 2023)</ref>
<ref name="redditold-11102">[https://old.reddit.com/r/Metamask/comments/m97lly/i_was_hacked_at_458_am_i_barely_had_any_ethereum/ I was hacked at 4:58 am I barely had any ethereum in my account to make a swap and yet they managed to complete 3 transactions. I need help please I will split the profits of whatever I get back with whoever can recover them if not MetaMask please...amask] (May 23, 2023)</ref>
 
<ref name="etherscan-11103">[https://etherscan.io/tx/0xb3006967cdf2e6fac6ef8c6cc6c2f0dc344e8ac7bc2729635110b99a563665c7 Ethereum Transaction Transferring 129.326854400701850945 Konomi Tokens - Etherscan] (May 23, 2023)</ref>
<ref name="etherscan-11103">[https://etherscan.io/tx/0xb3006967cdf2e6fac6ef8c6cc6c2f0dc344e8ac7bc2729635110b99a563665c7 Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan] (May 23, 2023)</ref>
<ref name="etherscan-11104">[https://etherscan.io/tx/0xc77b1d3995b94fd445175baf13319c6e242d3126e95c938e31490739c150b5f3 Ethereum Transaction Transferring 8,787,498.280061676 Hoge Tokens - Etherscan] (May 23, 2023)</ref>
 
<ref name="etherscan-11105">[https://etherscan.io/tx/0x8a53b190575e1592a406cb607fae6421c66f19f2fa7f53b77faffed136c0e339 Ethereum Transaction Transferring 1,483,612.92977633 XBase Tokens - Etherscan] (May 23, 2023)</ref>
<ref name="etherscan-11104">[https://etherscan.io/tx/0xc77b1d3995b94fd445175baf13319c6e242d3126e95c938e31490739c150b5f3 Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan] (May 23, 2023)</ref>
 
<ref name="etherscan-11105">[https://etherscan.io/tx/0x8a53b190575e1592a406cb607fae6421c66f19f2fa7f53b77faffed136c0e339 Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan] (May 23, 2023)</ref>
 
<ref name="etherscan-11106">[https://etherscan.io/token/0xca6892d6bd9ab4f640b9e91ffbded23ec97fb6f6?a=0x6ef7181dd1479e7776315337af91f864da92eff3 $0.00000028 | XBASE.Finance (XBASE) Token Tracker | Etherscan] (May 23, 2023)</ref>
<ref name="etherscan-11106">[https://etherscan.io/token/0xca6892d6bd9ab4f640b9e91ffbded23ec97fb6f6?a=0x6ef7181dd1479e7776315337af91f864da92eff3 $0.00000028 | XBASE.Finance (XBASE) Token Tracker | Etherscan] (May 23, 2023)</ref>
<ref name="xbasefinancemedium-11107">[https://medium.com/xbase-finance/about About XBase Finance – Medium] (May 23, 2023)</ref>
<ref name="xbasefinancemedium-11107">[https://medium.com/xbase-finance/about About XBase Finance – Medium] (May 23, 2023)</ref>
 
<ref name="xbasefinancemedium-11108">[https://medium.com/xbase-finance/xbase-whitepaper-89b05cb3d2a3 Xbase Whitepaper] (May 23, 2023)</ref>
<ref name="xbasefinancemedium-11108">[https://medium.com/xbase-finance/xbase-whitepaper-89b05cb3d2a3 Xbase Whitepaper] (May 23, 2023)</ref></references>
</references>

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MetaMask

User ICEINTHENICE suffered a breach of their MetaMask wallet, and thousands of dollars in three tokens were taken from the wallet.

This is a global/international case not involving a specific country.[1][2]

About MetaMask

"I was hacked at 4:58 am I barely had any ethereum in my account to make a swap and yet they managed to complete 3 transactions. I need help please I will split the profits of whatever I get back with whoever can recover them if not MetaMask please let me know how we can fix this together"

"Yep definitely the hacker That the address my funds were sent to"

"Like yea here’s my seed phrases so u can hack my thousands"

"Nothing you can do but monitor the activities. You can go to etherscan and see where the funds get cashed out on. Then afterwards contact the exchange about the hackers activities. Make sure you have evidence, but i reported two of them on Binanace and no one responded to me. So dont get your hopes up"

"0x4D3587807e70D8f50592fCc0Cc99E0F3a9110fCA"

"Either MetaMask buys by back my stolen crypto or I will make sure this goes public to where I find the address of the person who created MetaMask"

"I know I’m just trying not to sweat the loss but I know it’s gone at this point I mean the sad part is that a bunch of other people had the same thing happen to them today and this prior week and they actually depended on that money know what I’m saying if we could team up as community and make sure this is made aware and we can work on preventing it from happening is a start instead of just crying about the loss"

"Warning! There are reports that the Xbase team has deleted the website and social media accounts. Please exercise caution when interacting with this address."

This is a global/international case not involving a specific country.

The background of the exchange platform, service, or individuals involved, as it would have been seen or understood at the time of the events.

Include:

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  • What problems does the company or service claim to solve?
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  • Public warnings and announcements prior to the event.

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  • Any wording which directly states or implies that the business is/was illegitimate, or that a vulnerability existed.
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The Reality

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What Happened

The specific events of the loss and how it came about. What actually happened to cause the loss and some of the events leading up to it.

Key Event Timeline - MetaMask Konomi Hoge Xbase Theft ICEINTHENICE
Date Event Description
March 17th, 2021 4:28:53 PM MDT 20 ETH Transaction On the blockchain.
March 20th, 2021 2:58:32 AM MDT Konomi Transaction Theft transactions occur for the Konomi[3], Hoge Finance[4], and XBase[5] tokens. All three transactions occurred in the same block of the Ethereum protocol.
March 20th, 2021 3:33:54 AM MDT Swap For USDT Attacker swapped coins for USDT. (Brought balance to 15 ETH.)
March 20th, 2021 8:00:16 AM MDT First Reddit Post Initial post made on Reddit reporting the situation. Their post had only a title and screenshots, with no text body provided[6].
March 20th, 2021 9:59:53 AM MDT Second Reddit Post Follow up post on Reddit with attacker address[2].
March 20th, 2021 2:03:59 PM MDT Swap For USDT Attacker swapped coins for USDT.
March 20th, 2021 3:42:31 PM MDT Discussion About MetaMask Lawsuit ICEINTHENICE discusses the potential for a lawsuit against MetaMask[7][8][9][10].
March 20th, 2021 5:02:24 PM MDT Investigation on Exchanges ICEINTHENICE receives a suggestion to "be relentless. Go to all social media platforms and make them pay attention to you" and indicates that he will[11][12].
May 2nd, 2021 5:47:02 AM MDT They've Already Forgotten ICEINTHENICE reports that they've already forgotten they were hacked because "this is so old lol"[13].

Technical Details

This section includes specific detailed technical analysis of any security breaches which happened. What specific software vulnerabilities contributed to the problem and how were they exploited?

We are likely dealing with a more sophisticated attacker employing an automated bot, since all three transactions occurred within the same block.

[14]

Total Amount Lost

The total amount lost has been estimated at $3,000 USD. This was broken down into 3 separate token assets:

  • 129.326854400701850945 Konomi tokens[3].
  • 8,787,498.280061676 Hoge Finance tokens[4].
  • 1,483,612.92977633 XBase Finance tokens[5].

XBase Finance

A portion of ICEINTHENICE's holdings were in the XBase protocol[5], which appears to have disappeared shortly after the incident.[15][16][17] TBD fill in more information on XBase.

How much was lost and how was it calculated? If there are conflicting reports, which are accurate and where does the discrepancy lie?

Immediate Reactions

How did the various parties involved (firm, platform, management, and/or affected individual(s)) deal with the events? Were services shut down? Were announcements made? Were groups formed?

Initial Reddit Post About Incident

ICEINTHENICE first posted to Reddit roughly 5 hours after the theft occurred. Their post had only a title and screenshots, with no text body provided[6].

I was hacked at 4:58 am I barely had any ethereum in my account to make a swap and yet they managed to complete 3 transactions. I need help please I will split the profits of whatever I get back with whoever can recover them if not MetaMask please let me know how we can fix this together

Secondary Reddit Post About Incident

[2]

Ultimate Outcome

What was the end result? Was any investigation done? Were any individuals prosecuted? Was there a lawsuit? Was any tracing done?

Total Amount Recovered

There do not appear to have been any funds recovered in this case.

What funds were recovered? What funds were reimbursed for those affected users?

Ongoing Developments

What parts of this case are still remaining to be concluded?

Individual Prevention Policies

No specific policies for individual prevention have yet been identified in this case.

For the full list of how to protect your funds as an individual, check our Prevention Policies for Individuals guide.

Platform Prevention Policies

Policies for platforms to take to prevent this situation have not yet been selected in this case.

For the full list of how to protect your funds as a financial service, check our Prevention Policies for Platforms guide.

Regulatory Prevention Policies

No specific regulatory policies have yet been identified in this case.

For the full list of regulatory policies that can prevent loss, check our Prevention Policies for Regulators guide.

References

  1. ↑ BetItAllJonny comments on Hackers address (Oct 2, 2022)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hackers address : Metamask (May 23, 2023)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ethereum Transaction Transferring 129.326854400701850945 Konomi Tokens - Etherscan (May 23, 2023)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ethereum Transaction Transferring 8,787,498.280061676 Hoge Tokens - Etherscan (May 23, 2023)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Ethereum Transaction Transferring 1,483,612.92977633 XBase Tokens - Etherscan (May 23, 2023)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 I was hacked at 4:58 am I barely had any ethereum in my account to make a swap and yet they managed to complete 3 transactions. I need help please I will split the profits of whatever I get back with whoever can recover them if not MetaMask please...amask (May 23, 2023)
  7. ↑ ICEINTHENICE - "MetaMask need to fix this if not they are going to have a huge lawsuit on their hands and so is Hoge especially with the fact they display how to buy Hoge on HOGE.FINANCE AND IT CLEARLY SHOWS TO USE METAMASK SO THEY ARE BOTH GOING TO GET SUED IF THEY DONT TAKE CARE OF IT ASAP AND REIMBURSE MY MONEY SOMEHOW OR COMPENSATE IT" - Reddit (May 26, 2023)
  8. ↑ BetItAllJonny - "Metamask is decentralized app. So hard to sue" - Reddit (Oct 2, 2022)
  9. ↑ ICEINTHENICE - "With the amount of comments mentioning how people have been hacked I don’t believe I made an error MetaMask better fix this if n they are going to have a lawsuit on their hands" - Reddit (May 26, 2023)
  10. ↑ BetItAllJonny - "It's a decentralized app." - Reddit (Oct 2, 2022)
  11. ↑ BetItAllJonny - "ethscan or ethplorer just get address and see all txs on that addresss. to get coverted to cash it has to go thru an exchange. Then contact that exchange" - Reddit (Oct 2, 2022)
  12. ↑ BetItAllJonny - "But be relentless. Go to all social media platforms and make them pay attention to you." - Reddit (Oct 2, 2022)
  13. ↑ ICEINTHENICE - "This is so old lol I forgot that I was hacked" - Reddit (May 23, 2023)
  14. ↑ Ethereum Transactions Information | Etherscan (May 23, 2023)
  15. ↑ $0.00000028 | XBASE.Finance (XBASE) Token Tracker | Etherscan (May 23, 2023)
  16. ↑ About XBase Finance – Medium (May 23, 2023)
  17. ↑ Xbase Whitepaper (May 23, 2023)
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