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Fact Checking

• Statement: The unauthorized entity made six transactions totaling 12,800 ETH to various wallet addresses.

  • Source: https://cryptonews.com/news/hacker-steals-25-million-from-kronos-research-through-compromised-api-keys.htm
  • Verdict: ✅

• Statement: Despite the substantial loss, Kronos Research is in good standing and plans to cover all losses internally.

  • Source: https://beincrypto.com/kronos-crypto-hack-suspends-trading/
  • Verdict: ✅

• Statement: The firm is actively conducting internal investigations to identify the perpetrator.

  • Source: https://cryptonews.com/news/hacker-steals-25-million-from-kronos-research-through-compromised-api-keys.htm
  • Verdict: ✅

• Statement: Additionally, Kronos Research is engaging with the hacker directly through an Ethereum translation message offering a 10% white hat bounty.

  • Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/11/28/crypto-trading-firm-kronos-research-offers-10-bounty-to-hacker
  • Verdict: ✅

• Statement: Kronos Research lost around 13,007 ETH, valued at $25 million at the time.

  • Source: https://www.fxstreet.com/cryptocurrencies/news/breaking-kronos-research-loses-25-million-in-a-hack-202311191330
  • Verdict: ✅

Editor's Notes

• The summary could be more concise by focusing only on key details instead of full sentences.
• Some statements lack references or sources to back up the claims. Adding links to sources would strengthen credibility.
• The timeline has inconsistent formatting in terms of punctuation, capitalization, etc. Standardizing the formatting would improve readability.
• There are several grammar issues:
  • Missing Oxford commas in lists
  • Run-on sentences that could be broken up
  • Missing articles ("a", "an", "the") in some places
• The section on security failures is well-written but could use some sub-headers to break up the text and guide the reader.

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  • Explanation: The text does not contain front matter metadata between --- lines or any Markdown formatting.

Filename Check

• Correct Filename: 2023-11-20-kronos-research.md
• Your Filename: test.md ❌

Section Headers Check

• Allowed Headers: ## Summary, ## Attackers, ## Losses, ## Timeline, ## Security Failure Causes
• Your Headers: ## Summary, ## Attackers, ## Losses, ## Timeline, ## Security Failure Causes
  • Verdict: ✅

Metadata Headers Check

• Allowed Metadata Headers: date, target-entities, entity-types, attack-types, title, loss
• Your Metadata Headers: None
  • Verdict: ❌

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Fact Checking

• Statement: Kronos Research, a Taiwan-based quantitative trading firm, has indefinitely halted trading services after a hacker stole $25 million in crypto assets using compromised API keys. ✅

  • Source: https://cryptonews.com/news/hacker-steals-25-million-from-kronos-research-through-compromised-api-keys.htm

• Statement: The unauthorized entity made six transactions totaling 12,800 ETH to various wallet addresses. ✅

  • Source: https://cryptonews.com/news/hacker-steals-25-million-from-kronos-research-through-compromised-api-keys.htm

• Statement: Despite the substantial loss, Kronos Research is in good standing and plans to cover all losses internally. ✅

  • Source: https://cryptopotato.com/kronos-research-reports-25-million-loss-in-security-breach/

• Statement: The firm is actively conducting internal investigations to identify the perpetrator. ✅

  • Source: https://cryptonews.com/news/hacker-steals-25-million-from-kronos-research-through-compromised-api-keys.htm

• Statement: Additionally, Kronos Research is engaging with the hacker directly through an Ethereum translation message offering a 10% white hat bounty. ✅

  • Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/11/28/crypto-trading-firm-kronos-research-offers-10-bounty-to-hacker/

• Statement: Kronos Research lost around 13,007 ETH, valued at $25 million at the time. ✅

  • Source: https://cryptopotato.com/kronos-research-reports-25-million-loss-in-security-breach/

Editor's Notes

• In the Summary section, reword the sentence "Despite the substantial loss, Kronos Research is in good standing and plans to cover all losses internally." to "Despite incurring substantial losses, Kronos Research remains financially stable and intends to absorb the losses internally." This improves clarity.

• In the Timeline section, change "X (formally known as Twitter)" to just "Twitter". The explanation in parentheses is redundant.

• Standardize the formatting of dates and times in the Timeline section. Use "November 18, 2023 at 19:00 UTC" format for all entries.

• In the Security Failure Causes section, change the bullet "Unauthorized Access through API Key Compromise:" to a sentence: "The attackers gained unauthorized access by compromising Kronos Research's API keys."

• Overall the content is well-structured and written. Just minor tweaks needed as suggested above.

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• Correct Filename: 2023-11-20-kronos-research.md
• Your Filename: 2023-11-20-kronos-research.md ✅

Section Headers Check

• Allowed Headers: ## Summary, ## Attackers, ## Losses, ## Timeline, ## Security Failure Causes
• Your Headers: ## Summary, ## Attackers, ## Losses, ## Timeline, ## Security Failure Causes ✅

Metadata Headers Check

• Allowed Metadata Headers: date, target-entities, entity-types, attack-types, title, loss
• Your Metadata Headers: date, target-entities, entity-types, attack-types, title, loss ✅

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Fact Checking Results

• Statement: The unauthorized entity made six transactions totaling 12,800 ETH to various wallet addresses. ✅

  • Source: https://cryptonews.com/news/hacker-steals-25-million-from-kronos-research-through-compromised-api-keys.htm

• Statement: Despite the substantial loss, Kronos Research is in good standing and plans to cover all losses internally. ✅

  • Source: https://beincrypto.com/kronos-crypto-hack-suspends-trading/

• Statement: The firm is actively conducting internal investigations to identify the perpetrator. ✅

  • Source: https://cryptonews.com/news/hacker-steals-25-million-from-kronos-research-through-compromised-api-keys.htm

• Statement: Additionally, Kronos Research is engaging with the hacker directly through an Ethereum translation message offering a 10% white hat bounty. ✅

  • Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/11/28/crypto-trading-firm-kronos-research-offers-10-bounty-to-hacker

• Statement: Kronos Research lost around 13,007 ETH, valued at $25 million at the time. ✅

  • Source: https://www.fxstreet.com/cryptocurrencies/news/breaking-kronos-research-loses-25-million-in-a-hack-202311191330

• Statement: November 18, 2023, 23:05 UTC: Kronos Research published a post on X (formally known as Twitter) that around 19:00 UTC they had been hacked and had halted all trading while they conduct their investigation. ⚠️

  • Source: None

• Statement: November 18, 2023, 23:11 UTC: Blockchain researcher ZachXBT identified the Ether outflow connected to wallet 0x2b0502FDab4e221dcD492c058255D2073d50A3ae via an X (formally known as Twitter) post including the transfer timeline ⚠️

  • Source: None

Editor's Notes

Overall, the text is well-written and provides a good summary of the Kronos Research hack incident. Here are some suggested improvements:

• Standardize date formats to be consistent. Currently there is a mix of "November 18, 2023" and "November, 19, 2023". Suggest using "November 18, 2023" format throughout.

• Some sentences are quite long and could be broken up to improve readability, e.g. the sentence starting "The attackers were able to gain access..."

• In the Timeline section, the sub-headers with dates and times should be bold for consistency, e.g. "November 18, 2023, 23:05 UTC:"

• Consider adding references/links to the specific tweets and transactions where possible to support the details in the Timeline section.

• The Security Failure Causes section has some repetitive wording around "unauthorized access". Suggest rephrasing some items to avoid repetition.

• Standardize capitalization of headers like "Security failure causes" vs "Security Failure Causes"

• Fix typo "sucessful" -> "successful"

No major factual errors were identified.

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Section Headers Check

• Allowed Headers: ## Summary, ## Attackers, ## Losses, ## Timeline, ## Security Failure Causes
• Your Headers: Same headers as allowed ✅

Metadata Headers Check

• Allowed Metadata Headers: date, target-entities, entity-types, attack-types, title, loss
• Your Metadata Headers: date, target-entities, entity-types, attack-types, title, loss ✅

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Fact Checking Results

• Statement: Kronos Research, a Taiwan-based quantitative trading firm, has indefinitely halted trading services after a hacker stole $25 million in crypto assets using compromised API keys. ✅

  • Source: https://cryptonews.com/news/hacker-steals-25-million-from-kronos-research-through-compromised-api-keys.htm

• Statement: The unauthorized entity made six transactions totaling 12,800 ETH to various wallet addresses. ✅

  • Source: https://cryptonews.com/news/hacker-steals-25-million-from-kronos-research-through-compromised-api-keys.htm

• Statement: Despite the substantial loss, Kronos Research is in good standing and plans to cover all losses internally. ✅

  • Source: https://www.fxstreet.com/cryptocurrencies/news/breaking-kronos-research-loses-25-million-in-a-hack-202311191330

• Statement: The firm is actively conducting internal investigations to identify the perpetrator. ⚠️

  • Source: None

• Statement: Additionally, Kronos Research is engaging with the hacker directly through an Ethereum translation message offering a 10% white hat bounty. ✅

  • Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/11/28/crypto-trading-firm-kronos-research-offers-10-bounty-to-hacker/

• Statement: Kronos Research lost around 13,007 ETH, valued at $25 million at the time. ❌

  • Source: https://www.fxstreet.com/cryptocurrencies/news/breaking-kronos-research-loses-25-million-in-a-hack-202311191330
  • Explanation: The search results show that Kronos Research actually lost around 13,010 ETH, not 13,007 ETH as stated.

• Statement: November 18, 2023, 23:05 UTC: Kronos Research published a post on X (formally known as Twitter) that around 19:00 UTC they had been hacked and had halted all trading while they conduct their investigation. ⚠️

  • Source: None

• Statement: November 18, 2023, 23:11 UTC: Blockchain researcher ZachXBT identified the Ether outflow connected to wallet 0x2b0502FDab4e221dcD492c058255D2073d50A3ae via an X (formally known as Twitter) post including the transfer timeline ⚠️

  • Source: None

Some Editor's Notes

• In the first paragraph, the link text "message" and "white hat bounty" should link directly to the referenced sources rather than just listing the URLs afterward.

• The timeline could be formatted better for readability - consider using a table or bullet points rather than a single dense paragraph.

• Some statements in the timeline contain awkward phrasing like "November, 19, 2023" - should be "November 19, 2023" for consistency.

• The headers "# Summary" and "Security Failure Causes" should be "## Summary" and "## Security Failure Causes" to match the level 2 heading style.

• There are a few typos throughout that should be fixed, like "sucessful attack" instead of "successful attack".

• Some links are broken, like the one that should go to the Kronos Research Twitter halt announcement. These should be fixed or removed.

• Consider adding a short conclusion/impact section summarizing the overall outcome and importance of the incident.

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• Correct Filename: 2023-11-20-kronos-research.md
• Your Filename: test.md ❌

Section Headers Check

• Allowed Headers: ## Summary, ## Attackers, ## Losses, ## Timeline, ## Security Failure Causes
• Your Headers: ## Summary, ## Attackers, ## Losses, ## Timeline, ## Security Failure Causes ✅

Metadata Headers Check

• Allowed Metadata Headers: date, target-entities, entity-types, attack-types, title, loss
• Your Metadata Headers: date, target-entities, entity-types, attack-types, title, loss ✅