Mar 18, 2025Single source
Alleged Fraudulent Prompts via AIXBT Dashboard Led Purported AI Trading Agent to Transfer 55.5 ETH from Simulacrum Wallet
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A reported hacker attack allegedly compromised the autonomous AI crypto bot AIXBT, purportedly resulting in the theft of 55.5 ETH (approximately $106,200). The attacker is reported to have infiltrated the secure dashboard of the AIXBT autonomous system at 2:00 AM UTC on March 18, 2025, and allegedly queued two fraudulent prompts that instructed the AI agent to transfer funds from its simulacrum wallet.
What this means for youAt home: AI agents that hold money can be tricked into sending it away, so avoid giving them wallet access you cannot afford to lose. At work: limit what an agent can spend and require human approval for transfers. In government: such incidents show why rules for AI agents handling funds are being discussed.
Sources
- AI Incident Databasehttps://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1003
Data from the AI Incident Database (incidentdatabase.ai), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. IAAI-21.
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