Crypto hit by nearly RM300mil hack of ‘Munchables’ game in one of year’s biggest exploits

A hacker stole US$63mil from ‘Munchables’, causing one of the worst security breaches in the cryptocurrency industry this year.— Photo by Erik Mclean on Unsplash

The crypto sector suffered one of its biggest security incidents this year after a hacker swiped US$63mil (RM297.99mil) from a blockchain-based game.

The game, Munchables, confirmed the incident in a post on X on Wednesday and said it would try to halt the transactions. Blockchain specialists PeckShield indicated the hacker stole 17,400 in Ether tokens – worth about US$63mil (RM297.99mil) at current prices. Public data on crypto transactions backed the estimate.