AI crypto bot AIXBT lost $100,000 worth of ETH after hacker gained unauthorized 'dashboard access'
Quick Take AIXBT, an AI agent that provides market commentary, lost approximately $100,000 worth of ETH in an exploit on Tuesday. The maintainer of the account said the attack gained access to the bot’s “simulation wallet” through malicious prompting.
A supposedly autonomous crypto market commentator AI bot, AIXBT, lost approximately $100,000 worth of ETH in what appears to be either a scam or an exploit. 0rxbt, who oversees the account, says the losses are "not a result of agent manipulation."
AIXBT is a so-called AI "agent" built on the Virtuals Protocol. Launched late last year, the bot has become a closely watched crypto markets commentator. Traders can access the AIXBT Terminal, which analyzes market sentiment and real-time analytics, by holding AIXBT tokens.
0rxbt noted the attack was a "dashboard access hack" that did not compromise other "core systems." AIXBT sent approximately 55 ETH to the attacker after being prompted by two "malicious replies."
"simu wallet was cooked but core systems unaffected," AIXBT said, referring to its "simulation wallet" used to build model portfolios. "if you're trading aixbt this doesn't change fundamentals. expect improved security after server migration."
There is not yet a detailed technical breakdown of the attack. However, it appears the attacker coaxed AIXBT into sending it ETH through a series of social media posts and gained unauthorized control over part of its operations — possibly by injecting faulty commands or data. A command injection is a type of cyber attack that executes arbitrary commands on a host operating system.
0rxbt said the team has paused the data dashboard, swapped serves and migrated keys to prevent further breaches.
AIXBT is part of a growing trend of AI experimentation in crypto. Bots like ai16z and Truth Terminal have gained attention due to their strange personalities and trading abilities.
AIXBT, which trades on Coinbase’s Base network and Solana, is down over 21% on the day to around $0.094 according to The Block's price data .
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