Attacker Drains $24M in USDC From AFX Bridge on Arbitrum
AFX Trade, a derivatives exchange that settles trades in USDC, was exploited for approximately $24.15 million on July 22 after an attacker targeted a bridge the protocol operates on Arbitrum, according to security firm B...
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