El Salvador's bitcoin wallet has suffered a security breach, marking the latest attack on the country's national cryptocurrency program.
Cybercriminal group CiberInteligenciaSV leaked the wallet's source code and VPN access information on an online hacking forum. The exploit marks one of the latest attacks on El Salvador's official Chivo Wallet for bitcoin, which has plagued the program as prices of several cryptocurrencies surged to their highest levels in a decade. two years.
CiberInteligenciaSV said: “This time I bring you the code inside the Chivo Bitcoin Wallet ATM in El Salvador, remember it is a government wallet and as you know we do not sell, we publish everything for free fee for you”.
The leak comes days after the cybercriminal group published online the personal data of about 5.1 million Salvadorans as part of a separate hacking operation. According to CiberInteligencia, hackers released the stolen information to the public to punish the Salvadoran government for refusing to respond to it.
El Salvador became the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender in 2021, a risky bet aimed at offsetting the economic impact of the dwindling value of the local currency. As part of the initiative, the country launched Chivo Wallet, the official bitcoin wallet for its citizens, allowing Salvadorans to buy, sell and store the world's oldest cryptocurrency.
Source: https://tapchibitcoin.io/vi-bitcoin-chivo-cua-el-salvador-bi-hacker-tan-cong-ro-ri-quyen-truy-cap-vpn.html
