The 4th Largest Crypto Theft Shows DeFi Weakness as Hacker Nets USD 325M in a Wormhole
The DeFi bridge between Solana (SOL) and other blockchains Wormhole lost wETH 120,000 (USD 325m) in a hack, once again stressing the weaknesses of this nascent sector. The team offered the hacker a USD 10m bounty if they...
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The DeFi bridge between Solana (SOL) and other blockchains Wormhole lost wETH 120,000 (USD 325m) in a hack, once again stressing the weaknesses of this nascent sector. The team offered the hacker a USD 10m bounty if they return the funds.
In their latest update (13:39 UTC), Wormhole said that "all funds have been restored and Wormhole is back up," while a detailed incident report should be shared "asap."...
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