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CoinStats security incident compromised wallet Blurr.eth stolen $8.70 million MKR

According to on-chain analyst Ember, CoinStats was attacked last night, and hackers pushed notifications containing phishing links to users through the app. About 1,590 wallets were affected. Probably the most affected was a wallet belonging to Blurr.eth: he stole 3,657 MKR (8.70 million USD) and was sold on the chain by hackers for 2,482 ETH. This caused the price of MKR to plunge from $2,462 to $2,280, a short-term drop of 7%.