Myetherwallet blamed of this attack on Russian Hackers

Myetherwallet Assault Faulted for Russian Programmers, Uneducated Clients

Myetherwallet (MEW), the web's most famous customer side ethereum wallet, has been imperiled by a DNS assault on April 24, 2018. Today the group behind the wallet issued a reaction to the occasion, additionally clarifying what happened and specifying the means taken to keep its reoccurrence.

They say that the assault was completed by a local Russian speaker, which could phish just about $150,000 worth of ether from MEW clients. They quote Web Security specialists as clarifying that the "money related assets required for such an assault likely surpasses the measure of assets taken."

The group included that it is an absence of security instruction that drove a few customers to fall for the extortion. "We trust that from this experience, each and every individual who communicates with digital currencies and the blockchain will see how essential self-instruction is. At last, you and just you are in charge of your security."