AI trading assistant Bankr pauses transactions after attackers access 14 Base auto-wallets, $150K lost

Bankr, an AI-powered crypto trading assistant, disabled transactions after attackers gained unauthorized access to at least 14 user wallets; the team paused operations to investigate and pledged to reimburse affected users ^{[1] [2]}.

Users were warned not to sign transactions as reports described major losses and possible abuse of Bankr’s AI agent; the service creates auto-generated wallets for each X handle that interacts with the bot on the Base network, a mechanism implicated in the breach ^{[3] [2]}.

The Bankr incident comes amid a broader surge in 2026 exploits and large losses across the crypto sector, highlighting an escalating security challenge for AI-driven and automated crypto services ^[4].

Bankr has paused transactions and says it will investigate and reimburse affected users; affected customers have been advised not to approve any signatures until the company provides further updates ^{[1] [3] [2]}.