Description: A reported hacker attack allegedly compromised the autonomous AI crypto bot AIXBT, purportedly resulting in the theft of 55.5 ETH (approximately $106,200). The attacker is reported to have infiltrated the secure dashboard of the AIXBT autonomous system at 2:00 AM UTC on March 18, 2025, and allegedly queued two fraudulent prompts that instructed the AI agent to transfer funds from its simulacrum wallet.
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View all entitiesAlleged: RXBT developed an AI system deployed by 0xhungusman, which harmed AIXBT users , AIXBT system and AIXBT Investors.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Simulacrum AI trading platform and AIXBT autonomous AI crypto bot
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1003
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-03-18
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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A sophisticated hacker attack has compromised the autonomous AI crypto bot AIXBT, resulting in the theft of 55.5 ETH (approximately $106,200).
The incident occurred in the early hours of March 18. According to the official report from the b…
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