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Telegram bot users are having their cryptocurrency wallets drained Banana Gun Bot users report theft of their cryptocurrencies.
Banana Bot team says vulnerability did not originate from their system Several users of Banana Gun, a cryptocurrency trading bot on Telegram, had cryptocurrencies drained from their wallets this Thursday (19).
The reports were made on social media. The team behind the project said they were aware of the problem, but denied any flaw in their application.
In addition to highlighting that few users were affected, they claim that the transactions appear to have been made manually. The cryptocurrency Banana Gun (BANANA) was distributed by Binance in July of this year, giving greater exposure to the project. Although the currency fell 11% shortly after the reports, it has already recovered its price.
Banana Gun Bot users report theft of their cryptocurrencies. While other messengers choose to focus on simplicity, Telegram allows the development of several applications to enrich the user experience.
Banana Gun Bot, launched in 2022, allows investors to automate operations and trade cryptocurrencies on Telegram itself. However, several users took to social media this Thursday (19) to report that unauthorized transactions came from their wallets.
According to reports, the losses exceed R$$ 10 million in cryptocurrencies and at least 36 users were affected by the hack. The team paused the bot's operations shortly thereafter and it remains offline as of the closing of this article.
