Huge Funds Outflow from Multichain Protocol Raises Questions

• Either an unauthorized party has gained access to the account or the admin.
• Multichain made the announcement that it will be temporarily suspending services.

According to on-chain analyst Lookonchain, Fake_Phishing183873 got 5,434 ETH after swapping 10.2M $USDT received from Multichain through anyUSDT Token address. Additionally, yesterday Fake_Phishing183873 got 67.76 $WBTC ($2.05M) from Multichain to the anyWBTC Token address.

Fake_Phishing183873 received 10.2M $USDT from #Multichain: anyUSDT Token address 7 hrs ago and swapped 10.2M $USDT for 5,434 $ETH at a price of $1,878.
And Fake_Phishing183873 also received 67.76 $WBTC($2.05M) from #Multichain: anyWBTC Token address yesterday. pic.twitter.com/TpZMfw7zLp

— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) July 10, 2023

It was the MPC address that initiated the withdrawal. Either an unauthorized party has gained access to the account or the admin is moving funds to ensure their security. Hackers show no indications of stopping their constant onslaught. A phishing link was widely shared on Twitter shortly after the Multichain incident.

Trapping Users Thru Phishing Links

There has been a lot of buzz on Twitter about the fraudulent distribution of Fantom (FTM) to users, which has been deceptively attributed to the Multichain assault. The affected individuals were tricked into clicking on a phishing link that seemed to come from the non-profit Fantom Foundation, which is responsible for the Fantom network.

As a result of the alleged exploitation of the cross-chain router protocol Multichain, stablecoin issuers Circle and Tether have frozen approximately $65 million in assets. The decision was made after a significant funds outflow on July 6 from the Multichain MPC bridge.

The 0xScope knowledge graph protocol reports that the funds in at least three wallets that received USDC from Multichain have been frozen. More than $2.5 million in Tether USDT was reportedly frozen from two addresses that appeared on Etherscan’s list of “Multichain Suspicious Addresses.” No one knows what triggered the unusual wealth transfer.

Multichain made the announcement on Twitter that it will be temporarily suspending existing services, albeit no return date was given.

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