2024

Discord

Polygon

Avalanche

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 <li>Discord breaches across Polygon, Avalanche, and ZKsync expose significant security flaws in crypto community channels.</li>
 <li>The incidents underline the urgent need for enhanced security measures on platforms popular with blockchain users.</li>
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Currently, the <a href="https://www.crypto-news-flash.com/new-avalanche-blockchain-integration-set-to-transform-digital-payments-can-it-propel-avax-price-to-30/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Layer-1 network Avalanche</a> and Layer-2 blockchain<a href="https://www.crypto-news-flash.com/aave-launches-on-era-mainnet-powered-by-zksync/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> ZKsync</a> have fallen victim to Discord server exploits, just days after a similar breach occurred on Polygon’s Discord. On August 25, Avalanche’s official Discord was compromised, with attackers posting fake “distribution” links promising free <a href="https://www.crypto-news-flash.com/avax-token-unlock-9-5m-tokens-to-hit-market-analysts-predict-avalanche-price-pump-to-45/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">AVAX tokens.</a>
The Avalanche team quickly identified and resolved the issue, urging users to avoid interacting with any suspicious links. In response, Stog Chog, a community member, advised the community not to open any shared links, stating,
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 Avax Discord is looking suspicious… they’ve disabled chat in all channels and made an announcement about ‘claiming AVAX from the foundation.’
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 Avax discord looking sus…disabled chat in all channels and an announcement about “claiming Avax from the foundation”
 My advice?
 …don’t click anything in that discord for a while… <a href="https://t.co/x9MLy4vPeX" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/x9MLy4vPeX</a>
 — Stog Chog<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f53a.png" alt="🔺" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"> (@stogchog) <a href="https://twitter.com/stogchog/status/1827751907848335499?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">August 25, 2024</a>
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In the following hour, ZKsync’s Discord was also breached, with hackers promoting a fake “round 2 airdrop” for ZK tokens. While ZKsync hasn’t formally addressed the attack on X, several team members acknowledged the incident on Discord.
These breaches follow a similar exploit on Polygon’s Discord, where malicious links were shared, leading to significant financial losses for some users.
According to recent CNF <a href="https://www.crypto-news-flash.com/top-5-cryptocurrencies-in-2024-blockdag-rises-among-ripple-stellar-polygon-and-toncoin/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">coverage</a>, Polygon (MATIC) employs Layer 2 scaling solutions, offering a scalable infrastructure for Ethereum, resulting in decreased fees and quicker transaction times. The rise in such attacks highlights the growing vulnerabilities within Discord servers used by cryptocurrency communities.
A loss of $150,000 worth of Ether (ETH) occurred following an interaction with what appeared to be an official announcement on Polygon’s Discord channel, according to a user, ValidatorK. As of today, Polygon (MATIC) is trading at $0.5188, having decreased by 2.51% in the past day and surged by 23.79% in the past week. See the MATIC price chart below.

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Polygon Discord Breach Triggers Attacks on Avalanche and ZKsync

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