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Published on June 12, 2024 13:32 GMT+00:00edited on June 12, 2024 13:34 GMT+00:00

In a post-mortem on X, OKX claimed that a hacker used forged "judicial documents" to obtain the personal information of "very few" OKX users. “The matter is under investigation by the judicial authorities, and we cannot disclose more specific details,” the crypto exchange wrote in a statement.

The security breach surfaced on social media over the weekend after two OKX users claimed that their accounts had been compromised and drained. Blockchain security company SlowMist pointed out the similarities between the two incidents — a new API key was created after the users received risk notification SMS texts from Hong Kong for account verification.

Web3 security group Dilation Effect made a claim Monday that the attackers took advantage of a security loophole in OKX, which allegedly allows …