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CryptoJS Weak RNG Linked to $5.7M Crypto Wallet Drains

2026-08-06 13:03 UTC · The Hacker News · read the source ↗ #weak-rng#supply-chain#cryptography
  • Engineer — Act: Audit any use of CryptoJS.lib.WordArray.random() in your codebase — it provides insufficient entropy for cryptographic key generation; replace with Web Crypto API’s crypto.getRandomValues() immediately and review whether any generated secrets need rotation.
  • SOC/IR — Learn: Active drains are targeting end-user crypto wallets rather than enterprise estates; no enterprise-relevant IOCs or ATT&CK-mappable TTPs are present, but the weak-RNG exploitation pattern is worth tracking for future detection design.
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