CoinMarketCap, a popular cryptocurrency price tracking site, experienced a website supply chain attack that exposed visitors to a wallet drainer campaign. The attack, which occurred on January 20, exploited a vulnerability in the site's homepage 'doodle' image to inject malicious JavaScript, resulting in Web3 popups that drained cryptocurrency from connected wallets. The attack affected 110 victims, resulting in a loss of $43,266. The company confirmed the issue and implemented measures to mitigate the problem.
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/coinmarketcap
"id": "coi001062325",
"linkid": "coinmarketcap",
"type": "Vulnerability",
"date": "6/2025",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation: Attack on credit cards"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '110',
'industry': 'Cryptocurrency',
'name': 'CoinMarketCap',
'type': 'Business'}],
'attack_vector': "Vulnerability in homepage 'doodle' image",
'date_detected': '2025-06-20',
'description': 'CoinMarketCap, the popular cryptocurrency price tracking '
'site, suffered a website supply chain attack that exposed '
"site visitors to a wallet drainer campaign to steal visitors' "
'crypto.',
'impact': {'financial_loss': '$43,266',
'systems_affected': 'CoinMarketCap Website'},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'API call used to retrieve doodle '
'image'},
'lessons_learned': 'Supply chain attacks are hard to detect because they '
'exploit trusted elements of a platform.',
'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
'post_incident_analysis': {'corrective_actions': 'Removed problematic '
'content, implemented '
'comprehensive measures',
'root_causes': "Vulnerability in the site's "
'homepage doodle image'},
'references': [{'source': 'Rey'}],
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Statement posted on X',
'containment_measures': 'Removed problematic content, identified '
'root cause, implemented comprehensive '
'measures',
'incident_response_plan_activated': 'Yes',
'recovery_measures': 'All systems are now fully operational'},
'threat_actor': 'Unknown',
'title': 'CoinMarketCap Website Supply Chain Attack',
'type': 'Supply Chain Attack',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Malicious JavaScript injection through API call'}