Obtuvieron grandes ganancias como resultado del último incidente de piratería con XRP

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Abstract

El puente entre XRP Ledger (XRPL) y la red de transacciones fue suspendido tras explotarse una vulnerabilidad crítica en su software. Un atacante creó depósitos puente falsos de XRP, que el sistema registró erróneamente como válidos, permitiéndole extraer XRP reales de las reservas del puente. El incidente, ocurrido el 9 de agosto, fue posible por un fallo en el mecanismo de detección de depósitos. El atacante generó saldos de XRP en la cadena de transacciones que no estaban respaldados por garantías reales y los utilizó para retirar fondos auténticos. El equipo estima el robo en 200,000 XRP (aproximadamente 200,000 dólares). Tras el ataque, todos los XRP puente en circulación dejaron de estar respaldados en proporción 1:1. Se asegura que el resto de los activos con garantía están totalmente cubiertos y que los fondos de los usuarios en exchanges o almacenados directamente en la cadena de bloques no se vieron afectados. La conexión entre XRPL y la red de transacciones fue desconectada, se identificó y corrigió la vulnerabilidad. El equipo está rastreando los fondos robados, colaborando con analistas de blockchain y ha presentado una denuncia formal ante el FBI. Se están explorando opciones para compensar a los usuarios afectados y se emplearán todas las vías legales contra el atacante. El puente permanecerá cerrado hasta que se completen las auditorías de seguridad y las actualizaciones del sistema.

El funcionamiento del puente entre $XRP Ledger (XRPL) y la red de transacciones se suspendió tras la explotación de una vulnerabilidad crítica en el software. El atacante creó $XRP del puente sin ningún depósito real en $XRP, haciendo que pareciera que se habían realizado depósitos válidos en el puente, y luego retiró $XRP reales de la reserva del puente.

Según una declaración del equipo de transacciones, el ataque ocurrió el 9 de agosto. Debido a un error en el mecanismo de detección de inversiones del puente, algunas transacciones fueron registradas por el sistema como depósitos exitosos, aunque ninguna $XRP llegó a la dirección del puente en el libro mayor de $XRP Ledger.

Se crearon saldos ficticios de $XRP.

El atacante explotó esta vulnerabilidad para crear saldos puenteados de $XRP en la cadena de transacciones que en realidad no estaban respaldados por garantías. Luego, estos saldos sin respaldo se utilizaron para retirar $XRP reales de la reserva del puente en el libro mayor de $XRP.

El equipo de inspección técnica hizo la siguiente declaración sobre el incidente:

"El software del puente registraba erróneamente transacciones como inversiones que en realidad no aportaron ninguna $XRP al puente, y en respuesta creaba en la cadena de bloques de transacciones $XRP puenteados. Luego, el atacante utilizó estos saldos sin respaldo para retirar $XRP reales de la reserva".

La compañía también afirmó que el puente en cuestión había pasado numerosas auditorías de seguridad internas y de terceros antes de estar disponible, pero el atacante aprovechó una vulnerabilidad previamente no detectada.

Se estima que la cantidad robada es de 200,000 $XRP (aproximadamente 200,000 dólares estadounidenses).

Según la información proporcionada por tx, el impacto del ataque se limitó a los $XRP puenteados en la cadena de bloques tx. Tras el ataque, se declaró que todos los $XRP puenteados en circulación ya no estaban respaldados en una proporción uno a uno con las reservas reales de $XRP.

Según se informa, el resto de los activos respaldados por garantías estaban totalmente asegurados.

El equipo también enfatizó que los tokens y fondos de los usuarios almacenados en intercambios centralizados, intercambios descentralizados o directamente en la cadena de bloques no se vieron afectados por el incidente.

Tras la detección del incidente, se desconectó la conexión entre XRPL y tx. Se informa que la vulnerabilidad de seguridad ha sido identificada y se han implementado las correcciones necesarias en el código que causó la vulnerabilidad.

Entre otros pasos tomados por el equipo de tx después del ataque están el rastreo del movimiento de los fondos robados a través de varias redes de cadenas de bloques y la colaboración con compañías de análisis de datos de cadenas de bloques.

La compañía también anunció que presentará una queja formal ante el Centro de Quejas de Delitos en Internet del FBI (IC3), que incluirá todos los registros de transacciones relacionados con el ataque e información adicional que pueda ayudar a identificar al atacante.

La gerencia de TX declaró que están considerando varias opciones para compensar a los usuarios afectados por el incidente.

La compañía afirmó que los detalles sobre el mecanismo de compensación a implementar y el cronograma del proceso se comunicarán en una nueva declaración que se hará más adelante.

Sin embargo, la compañía tx anunció que se utilizarán todos los recursos legales disponibles para identificar y llevar ante la justicia al atacante.

El canal de interconexión de XRPL permanecerá cerrado hasta que se completen las verificaciones de seguridad y la mejora del sistema.

*Esto no es un consejo de inversión.

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Related Questions

Q¿Qué incidente se describe en el artículo?

ASe describe un incidente de hacking en el que un atacante explotó una vulnerabilidad en un puente entre la red XRP Ledger (XRPL) y la cadena de bloques 'tx'. El atacante creó balances de $XRP ficticios en la cadena 'tx' y luego retiró $XRP reales de las reservas del puente.

Q¿Cómo pudo el atacante generar los balances falsos de $XRP?

AEl atacante aprovechó un error en el mecanismo de detección de depósitos del software del puente. Este error registró ciertas transacciones como depósitos exitosos en el sistema, aunque no se había enviado ningún $XRP real a la dirección del puente en XRPL, lo que permitió crear balances ficticios en la cadena 'tx'.

Q¿Cuál fue el valor aproximado de los fondos robados según el artículo?

ASegún las estimaciones del artículo, la cantidad robada fue de 200,000 $XRP, lo que equivale aproximadamente a 200,000 dólares estadounidenses.

Q¿Qué acciones tomó la empresa 'tx' tras descubrir el ataque?

ALa empresa 'tx' tomó varias acciones: 1) Desconectó el puente entre XRPL y su red. 2) Identificó y corrigió la vulnerabilidad en el código. 3) Rastreó el movimiento de los fondos robados. 4) Colaboró con empresas de análisis de blockchain. 5) Presentó una denuncia formal al Centro de Quejas de Delitos en Internet del FBI (IC3).

Q¿Quedaron afectados los fondos de los usuarios en exchanges o en cadenas de bloques según la empresa?

ANo, según el artículo, la empresa 'tx' enfatizó que los tokens y fondos de los usuarios almacenados en exchanges centralizados (CEX), exchanges descentralizados (DEX) o directamente en sus blockchains no se vieron afectados por el incidente.

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