加密貨幣賭場 MetaWin 遭駭客攻擊，400 萬美元消失

MetaWin 是一個線上遊戲平台，提供互動式老虎機、二十一點、輪盤賭、撲克和百家樂等真人荷官桌遊、非同質代幣 (NFT) 抽獎和抽獎以及各種即贏遊戲。

An online casino that accepts cryptocurrency was hacked this week, the company’s CEO has admitted.

一家接受加密貨幣的線上賭場本週遭到駭客攻擊，該公司執行長承認。

MetaWin offers interactive slots, live dealer table games including blackjack, roulette, poker, and baccarat, nonfungible token (NFT) raffles and drawings, and a variety of instant-win games.

MetaWin 提供互動老虎機、真人荷官桌遊（包括二十一點、輪盤賭、撲克和百家樂）、非同質代幣 (NFT) 抽獎和抽獎，以及各種即贏遊戲。

The MetaWin rewards program also qualifies players for daily and weekly “wagering races” where bettors are ranked based on the total number of real money bets they make. The races qualify players for a shot at winning a weekly top prize of $40K.

MetaWin 獎勵計劃還讓玩家有資格參加每日和每週的“投注競賽”，投注者根據他們進行的真錢投注總數進行排名。這些比賽使玩家有機會贏得每週 4 萬美元的最高獎金。

The London-based online casino operates offshore through an internet gaming license issued from Anjouan, a small archipelagic country located off the southeastern coast of Africa. MetaWin isn’t licensed to take bets in any US state, though players who play the online casino have little chance of facing legal consequences.

這家總部位於倫敦的線上賭場透過昂儒昂島（位於非洲東南海岸的小群島國家）頒發的網路博弈許可證在海外營運。 MetaWin 並未獲得在美國任何州接受投注的許可，但玩線上賭場的玩家幾乎沒有機會面臨法律後果。

State gaming regulators, however, continue to caution consumers about the risks of using an offshore casino. They say unlicensed gaming sites provide few to no consumer protections, including that their online funds are secure. That point was proven this week through the MetaWin hack.

然而，州博彩監管機構繼續警告消費者使用離岸賭場的風險。他們表示，未經許可的遊戲網站幾乎沒有提供消費者保護，包括他們的線上資金是安全的。本週 MetaWin 黑客事件證明了這一點。

$4M Stolen

400 萬美元被盜

Richard Skelhorn, the founder and CEO of MetaWin, confirmed on November 3 that some MetaWin “hot wallets” were hacked. Skelhorn’s comments came after blockchain investigator ZachXBT shared on his Telegram channel about a successful exploit of MetaWin’s Ethereum and Solana hot wallets.

MetaWin創辦人兼執行長Richard Skelhorn於11月3日證實，部分MetaWin「熱錢包」遭到駭客攻擊。 Skelhorn 在發表評論之前，區塊鏈調查員 ZachXBT 在他的 Telegram 頻道上分享了 MetaWin 的以太坊和 Solana 熱錢包的成功利用。

“Today, we experienced an attack where an exploiter was able to withdraw a significant amount from our hot wallets by taking advantage of our frictionless withdrawal system,” Skel wrote. “We’ll be implementing additional security controls for new users, while also exploring ways to maintain a flexible and seamless experience for our trusted community.”

「今天，我們經歷了一次攻擊，利用我們的無摩擦提款系統，攻擊者能夠從我們的熱錢包中提取大量資金，」斯克爾寫道。 “我們將為新用戶實施額外的安全控制，同時探索為我們值得信賴的社區維持靈活、無縫體驗的方法。”

Hot wallets are cryptocurrency wallets that are constantly connected to the internet. Hot wallets are used as temporary key storage and to send and receive cryptocurrency.

熱錢包是持續連接到網路的加密貨幣錢包。熱錢包用作臨時密鑰存儲以及發送和接收加密貨幣。

Cold wallets, or storages, that keep crypto offline in an offline private setting, are considered the safest method for securing digital currency. But hot wallets are needed to transact coins like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether, and Solana.

冷錢包或儲存可以使加密貨幣在離線私人環境中保持離線狀態，被認為是保護數位貨幣安全的最安全方法。但需要熱錢包來交易比特幣、以太坊、Tether 和 Solana 等代幣。

ZachXBT said the hackers managed to take off with $4 million in cryptocurrency, which was swiftly transferred to KuCoin and a HitBTC nested cold wallet. The online sleuth detected that more than 115 addresses were associated with the malicious actor.

ZachXBT 表示，駭客成功帶走了 400 萬美元的加密貨幣，這些加密貨幣很快就轉移到 KuCoin 和 HitBTC 嵌套冷錢包中。線上偵探檢測到超過 115 個地址與惡意行為者相關。

To his credit, Skel said he would singlehandedly cover the $4 million loss and had already begun “topping off” impacted customers.

值得讚揚的是，斯克爾表示，他將獨自彌補 400 萬美元的損失，並已經開始「補充」受影響的客戶。

“In short, today we faced a challenge, but we’re learning from it and will emerge stronger,” Skel concluded.

「簡而言之，今天我們面臨著挑戰​​，但我們正在從中吸取教訓，並將變得更加強大，」斯克爾總結道。

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Skelhorn made much of his fortune by founding the Atemi Group in 2015. The company specialized in global iGaming lead generation and social media advertising.

Skelhorn 於 2015 年創立了 Atemi Group，賺得盆滿缽滿。

Skelhorn sold his Atemi Group in 2020 to Better Collective for €44 million (US$48 million). During the year Atemi was bought, the company sent more than 180K new depositing customers to its global iGaming and online sportsbook partners.

Skelhorn 於 2020 年以 4,400 萬歐元（4,800 萬美元）的價格將其 Atemi Group 出售給 Better Collective。在 Atemi 被收購的那一年，該公司向其全球 iGaming 和線上運動博彩合作夥伴輸送了超過 18 萬名新存款客戶。

Better Collective is a publicly traded firm based in Denmark that owns The Action Network, SportsHandle, and VegasInsider online media brands.

Better Collective 是一家總部位於丹麥的上市公司，擁有 The Action Network、SportsHandle 和 VegasInsider 線上媒體品牌。