AI Crypto Trading Bot Bankr Disables All Transactions After Attacker Drains at Least 14 Wallets

[lingriiddd]

Bankr, an AI-powered crypto trading assistant that allows users to trade, transfer, and launch tokens using plain language commands, disabled all transaction activity on Tuesday after identifying an attacker who gained access to at least 14 user wallets. The platform confirmed the breach in an X post, stating it had locked down swaps, transfers, and deployments while the investigation continues and committed to reimbursing all lost funds. Some affected users reported losses of up to $150,000 per wallet, with tech entrepreneur Austen Allred confirming that a Bankr wallet connected to his Kelly Claude AI assistant project was among those compromised, with ETH stolen though the project's memecoin holdings were left untouched. Allred noted there was no evidence of unauthorized login to his Bankr account, suggesting the attacker accessed wallet keys through a different vector entirely.

Bankr has advised all users to avoid signing any transactions until further notice and issued specific guidance for anyone with a compromised wallet: stop using the affected wallet immediately, create a new wallet with a fresh seed phrase on a clean device, move any remaining tokens or NFTs to the new address, and revoke existing approvals. The platform also warned users to check their devices for malware or suspicious browser extensions, noting that existing approvals are commonly used by attackers to continue draining funds even after the initial breach is identified. Three attacker addresses identified so far collectively hold approximately $440,000 in crypto, giving some indication of the total scale of the theft across all affected wallets.

[tradelikepro]

14 wallets compromised, $150K per wallet max

[tradelikepro]

platform locked everything down