CS.Money identify the hacker behind the biggest skin heist in CS:GO

The popular CS:GO skin trading website CS.Money has identified the hacker who attacked the website and stole 20,000 CS:GO skins. According to CS.Money, half of the CS:GO skins that were lost in the attack on August 13 have also been retrieved.

One of the most popular CS:GO skin trade websites, CS.Money was attacked by a hacker on August 12th, resulting in the loss of millions of dollars worth of CSGO skins. The website was immediately shut down due to the extent of the attack, and it is still unavailable to users at the time of writing. CS. Money’s head of public relations, Timofey Sobolevky claimed that the hacker pulled off around 1,000 trades with approximately 100 user accounts, which resulted in a loss of 20,000 skins totaling more than $6 million.

Timofey claimed in a post that the hackers were able to access the site’s bots by stealing Mobile Authenticator files, which are required for Steam authorization. While CS.Money was trying to take back control of the website, fans and skin collectors were upset and worried about how a well-known skin trading business like CS.Money could allow this to happen without offering a way to get their collection back.

CS:MONEY identify the hacker and retrieve half of the skins

CS.Money has identified the hacker responsible for the heist after finally restoring complete control over its compromised trade bots. In addition to discovering how the hacker was able to get access to the trading bots in the first place, CS.Money has also confirmed that half of the stolen items had been recovered. Additionally, CS.Money also asserted that they are making every effort to locate the valuable skins that were stolen in the heist. If the owner is unable to locate their missing skins, the trading website will make up for their loss.

The community is appreciative of the compensation announcement since, despite Valve’s ability to instantly reverse trades and restore skins, hacking victims are unlikely to receive any help beyond having their accounts restored.

“We can already tell you that we have found the one who hacked us and we’ve learned how exactly it was done. While we were at it, we regained control over the accounts used to store the stolen skins.” CS.Money

Second million dollar attack in less than 60 days

The risk of a cyber attack or hack has increased significantly along with the popularity of online games in recent years. While reports of minor hacking incidences are frequent and have become a part of daily life, hackers occasionally pull off massive cyber heists that cause the victims to lose millions of dollars.

On June 21, a Twitter user under the handle of ohnePixel claimed that a hacker had stolen CS:GO skins valued at over $2,000,000. The stolen items included expensive and rare skins such as a no-star Karambit, Blue Gems, and seven Souvenir AWP Dragon Lores, which is the most expensive skin that CS:GO players can own.

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