Security News > 2022 > December > BitKeep Confirms Cyber Attack, Loses Over $9 Million in Digital Currencies

Decentralized multi-chain crypto wallet BitKeep on Wednesday confirmed a cyberattack that allowed threat actors to distribute fraudulent versions of its Android app with the goal of stealing users' digital currencies.

"With maliciously implanted code, the altered APK led to the leak of user's private keys and enabled the hacker to move funds," BitKeep CEO Kevin Como said, describing it as a "Large-scale hacking incident."

"Funds stolen are on BNB Chain, Ethereum, TRON and Polygon," BitKeep further noted in a series of tweets.

That said, the digital break-in doesn't impact BitKeep apps downloaded via Google Play, Apple App Store, or the Google Chrome Web Store.

As many as five different counterfeit versions of the Android app with the following package names have been identified, suggesting that the apps were potentially distributed through phishing websites.

On October 18, 2022, it disclosed another security incident targeting its BitKeep Swap service that led to losses of about $1 million.

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