Supply-chain attack on cryptocurrency exchange gate.io

2018-11-06 ESET

https://www.welivesecurity.com/2018/11/06/supply-chain-attack-cryptocurrency-exchange-gate-io/

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Attackers compromised StatCounter's web analytics script and used the trusted counter.js inclusion to target Gate.io's Bitcoin withdrawal page. The injected JavaScript checked for the /myaccount/withdraw/BTC URI, loaded a second-stage script from the lookalike statconuter.com domain, then replaced the victim's withdrawal address with attacker-controlled Bitcoin addresses such as 1JrFLmGVk1ho1UcMPq1WYirHptcCYr2jad. ESET assessed Gate.io as the main target because that URI matched its withdrawal flow, making the incident a supply chain attack against a cryptocurrency exchange rather than a broad website compromise. StatCounter removed the malicious script and Gate.io stopped using the analytics service on November 6, 2018, but the report could not determine how much bitcoin was stolen.

Indicators of Compromise

Type Value First Seen Last Seen
URL https://www.gate.io/myaccount/w… 2018-11-06 2018-11-06
URL https://www.statconuter.com/c.p… 2018-11-06 2018-11-06
DOMAIN statconuter.com 2018-11-06 2018-11-06

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