AIXBT Dashboard Breach Led to 55.5 ETH Theft via Fraudulent Prompts
A hacker breached the AIXBT autonomous trading bot's dashboard and used fraudulent prompts to instruct the AI agent to transfer 55.5 ETH from Simulacrum's wallet. The maintainers confirmed the attack targeted administrative controls, not the AI system itself, and implemented server migrations and security upgrades in response.
What happened
An attacker gained access to the AIXBT dashboard at 2:00 AM UTC on March 18, 2025, and queued two fraudulent prompts that instructed the AI agent to transfer funds from Simulacrum's wallet.
The breach resulted in the theft of 55.5 ETH, valued at approximately $106,200.
The maintainers clarified that the attack targeted administrative controls rather than the AI's decision-making processes, stating 'The AI and X account are fine.'
Reported impact
The AIXBT token on the Ethereum layer-2 network Base declined 15.5% to $0.09 following news of the hack, though it later recovered 0.9%.
Index analysis
Market commentators initially speculated the attack exploited the AI itself, but analysis revealed the breach targeted the system's administrative controls.
Governance controls
In response, the maintainers migrated servers, swapped keys, and suspended dashboard access to implement additional security upgrades.
The hacker's wallet addresses were reported to exchanges to track and potentially recover the stolen funds.
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Sources and evidence
This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.