Kintsu Confirms DNS Hijacking, Urges Users to Revoke Permissions and Move Assets

What happened

Kintsu said a DNS hijacking incident involving its domain registrar affected its official website, which is displaying a malicious site. It warned users not to visit, connect wallets, or sign transactions there. Users who did so since 00:00 UTC on October 31 were told to revoke permissions and transfer assets.

Confirmed

Global impact / market context

The warning identifies a direct route from a compromised website to users’ assets: connecting a wallet or signing a transaction may grant permissions that should be revoked. Users moving assets may also incur costs or face disruption, while uncertainty about website safety can hinder Kintsu’s activity.

Analyst inference

The article reports a security incident and precautionary steps, but gives no figures for losses, affected users, or asset prices. The potential financial effects therefore depend on how many users interacted with the site and whether the malicious permissions enabled asset transfers.

Analyst inference

What to watch

1. Kintsu said it will issue another notice after confirming the website is secure; that update would clarify when users can safely access the official site again. Confirmed
2. Users who interacted with the site since the stated time were told to revoke related permissions through the Revoke platform and transfer their assets. Confirmed
3. If users cannot confirm that permissions were revoked or assets are safe, continued caution could reduce website use and interrupt activity involving Kintsu. Analyst inference

Evidence

• binance.com