Safemoon Crypto Project Hacked: Attackers Steal $8.9M Using Publicly-Available Token Burn Function – Here's the Latest
A hacker has made off with $8.9 million worth of digital assets after exploiting a vulnerability in the BNB chain-based DeFi exchange Safemoon. According to crypto security firm Peckshield, the attacker exploited a publi...
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According to crypto security firm Peckshield, the attacker exploited a public burn function introduced in the latest upgrade.
The function included a bug that allowed the hacker to compromise the project's liquidity pool and drain almost $9 million worth of assets. ...
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