Brief
Bloom bot hack drains $953,000 from nine traders in under two minutes
Bloom said it will fully reimburse the affected traders after a rapid Solana transfer attack.
By Felo News Desk · Published
Hackers stole $953,000 from 48 cryptocurrency wallets belonging to nine traders who used the Telegram trading bot Bloom, draining the funds in 94 seconds, Cointelegraph reported.
What happened
Blockchain analytics firm Bitquery said the attack consisted of Solana (SOL) transfers signed with each wallet’s private key, allowing the thieves to move the money almost instantly.
What was said
Bloom pledged to reimburse all affected traders in full and later attributed the breach to a remote code execution flaw in a third‑party module, adding that no private keys were accessed or compromised.
How it came about
The incident follows earlier losses involving Telegram bots, including a September 2024 exploit of the Banana Gun bot that cost users about $3 million and an October 2023 attack on Maestro and Unibot that stole $1.1 million.
Key facts
- Hackers drained $953,000 from 48 wallets in 94 seconds. (cointelegraph.com)
- The wallets belonged to nine Bloom bot traders. (cointelegraph.com)
- Bloom will fully reimburse the affected traders. (cointelegraph.com)
- Bitquery identified the transfers as Solana moves signed with private keys. (cointelegraph.com)
- The breach was linked to a remote code execution vulnerability in a third‑party module. (cointelegraph.com)
Sources
- [1] cointelegraph.com — originally reported as “Bloom Bot Hackers Loot $953K Faster than You Can Microwave Popcorn”
