Ethereum Name Service Allegedly Hacked by SiegedSec – Here's the Latest
A tweet from Dominic Alvieri, a cybersecurity analyst and security researcher, sent shockwaves through the crypto community as it claimed that the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) had fallen victim to a breach, resulting in data being dumped by SiegedSec.
Launched in 2017 by Nick Johnson, Ethereum Name Service, a distributed and decentralized naming system operating on the Ethereum blockchain, simplifies complex identifiers, such as lengthy hexadecimal strings and crypto wallet addresses, into more readable and user-friendly wallet names.
ENS serves the purpose of facilitating the sharing and memorization of Ethereum blockchain addresses.
Rather than sharing a convoluted address like "0x4h42j34298sd68" for receiving payments on your Ethereum wallet, ENS enables the purchase of human-readable domain names, like "johndoe.eth," making it significantly easier to remember and utilize addresses within the Ethereum ecosystem.
Amid initial skepticism about Dominic's warning, with questions raised about the dumping of already public data, another tweet from @officer_cia, a threat researcher, provided evidence of SiegedSec's announcement about the hack through its Telegram channel.
The message from SiegedSec revealed their acquisition of data from three databases, including that of Ethereum Name Service.
"~mmmmm yummm, Siegedsec brings to you the goodies of 3 databases coming from Ethereum Name Service, The-people fitness, & TMS or The Masonry Society. well over 10GB included here !!!!!!!1!!1!"
The group ascertained that the data trove exceeded 10GB and contained sensitive information, including usernames, hashed passwords, authentication access tokens, LockLizard account details, and more.
As the crypto community grappled with the
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