The cyber protection of the world's first public wallet leaves much to be desired.
Cybercrime group CiberInteligenciaSV published on BreachForums part of the source code of the Chivo bitcoin wallet used by the government of El Salvador. The publication appeared on the forum on April 23.
"This time, I am providing you with a code that is used in Chivo Wallet Bitcoin ATMs in El Salvador. Remember that this is a public purse, and as you know, we do not sell anything, we publish everything for free," the statement reads.
The move follows a series of Chivo hacks, including the recent leak of the personal data of 5.1 million Salvadorans (almost the entire adult population of the country) in early April.
On April 22, the local cybersecurity project VenariX warned on X (formerly Twitter) that hackers were planning to upload the code to the network, referring to the telegram channel CiberInteligenciaSV.
A file was also published Codigo.rar containing compiled code and VPN data for accessing the ATM network.
In September 2021, El Salvador became the first country to recognize bitcoin as legal tender. The authorities actively promoted Chivo as an official wallet for the public, allowing them to buy, sell, store and withdraw BTC through ATMs.
However, since its launch, Chivo has been accompanied by numerous complaints about bugs, technical glitches, and operational errors. Interestingly, despite reports of a recent leak, the government of El Salvador has not yet officially commented on the situation.
Cybercrime group CiberInteligenciaSV published on BreachForums part of the source code of the Chivo bitcoin wallet used by the government of El Salvador. The publication appeared on the forum on April 23.
"This time, I am providing you with a code that is used in Chivo Wallet Bitcoin ATMs in El Salvador. Remember that this is a public purse, and as you know, we do not sell anything, we publish everything for free," the statement reads.
The move follows a series of Chivo hacks, including the recent leak of the personal data of 5.1 million Salvadorans (almost the entire adult population of the country) in early April.
On April 22, the local cybersecurity project VenariX warned on X (formerly Twitter) that hackers were planning to upload the code to the network, referring to the telegram channel CiberInteligenciaSV.
A file was also published Codigo.rar containing compiled code and VPN data for accessing the ATM network.
In September 2021, El Salvador became the first country to recognize bitcoin as legal tender. The authorities actively promoted Chivo as an official wallet for the public, allowing them to buy, sell, store and withdraw BTC through ATMs.
However, since its launch, Chivo has been accompanied by numerous complaints about bugs, technical glitches, and operational errors. Interestingly, despite reports of a recent leak, the government of El Salvador has not yet officially commented on the situation.
