Fake GIWA Layer 2 Bridge Drained of 766 ETH
A fake Layer 2 impersonating Upbit-backed GIWA had 766.25 ETH, roughly $2 million, drained from its Ethereum bridge on Sept. 27 after decentralized exchange DYORSWAP mistook it for the genuine network. An Ethereum transa...
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