The Ethereum-based L2 platform Abstract has encountered a leakage of funds from user wallets. A company representative, known by the pseudonym 0xBeans, announced an investigation into the incident.
We are aware of some Abstract users being compromised and want to assure everyone it is not a network wide Abstract Global Wallet (AGW) issue.
This issue seems to be isolated to an app (seems to be Cardex, please do not interact for the time being), we are working to get to the…
— 0xBeans (@0x_Beans) February 18, 2025
According to him, the problem is linked to the blockchain game application Cardex, rather than the Abstract Global Wallet (AGW).
Users have appealed to the official Abstract channel on Discord, requesting the return of their funds. Similar concerns were raised in the Cardex Telegram channel, accusing the project of a rug pull scheme.
Abstract representatives have yet to confirm the extent of the leaks. Updates on the situation are promised as new information becomes available.
Back on February 12, the zkLend protocol lost approximately 3666 ETH due to a hack. Project representatives offered the hacker the opportunity to voluntarily return 90% of the stolen funds, allowing them to keep 10% as a reward.
Earlier, analysts at Merkle Science described the tactics of crypto scammers in 2024, noting that the primary attack vector was the social network X.