Nexon MapleStory Universe and Keplr Services Suspended Due to Web3Auth Security Incident

A security incident involving Web3Auth has caused disruptions in Nexon's blockchain game MapleStory Universe and the digital asset wallet Keplr. It was confirmed that some wallets created with Google and Apple accounts on Keplr experienced private key exposure and unauthorized transactions, while MapleStory Universe faced login issues due to the suspension of external authentication services. On the 6th, Keplr suspended the login functionality for those accounts, with co-founder Josh Lee stating that approximately 20% of wallets were affected. Following the security incident, at least 44,041 Keplr wallets had $6.01 million worth of digital assets moved to recovery wallets, which was confirmed as a measure to prevent further losses. Web3Auth has switched to a login service inspection status, resulting in additional issues for MapleStory Universe. Nexspace explained that the disruption was caused by the failure of external authentication services and stated that they are working on resolving the issue. This incident highlights the impact of security problems at external authentication providers on digital asset wallets and blockchain games.