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Cryptoknowmics 2022-02-03 06:00:54

Wormhole Loses $320M in Second-Largest DeFi Hack Ever

Wormhole, a popular cross-chain bridge between Solana and other DeFi-based blockchain networks has been hacked for about 120,000 wETH (wrapped Ether) worth $320 million, making it the second-largest DeFi hack to date. On Wednesday, the team behind the project officially confirmed that the bridge is currently down while the team investigates a potential exploit. In a follow-up tweet, Wormhole confirmed that the vulnerability was patched and were working to get the network up and running again. The vulnerability has been patched. We are working to get the network back up as soon as possible. — Wormhole🌪 (@wormholecrypto) February 3, 2022 The attack approximately took place at 6:24pm UTC on Feb. 2 where the hacker minted 120,000 wETH (WETH) on Solana, then redeemed 93,750 WETH for ETH worth $254 million onto the Ethereum network at 6:28 pm UTC. Since then, the hacker has used some funds to buy SportX (SX), Meta Capital (MCAP), Finally Usable Crypto Karma (FUCK), and Bored Ape Yacht Club Token (APE). The remaining WETH was swapped for SOL and USDC on Solana. Currently, the attacker’s Solana wallet holds 432,662 SOL worth $44 million. Wormhole Offers $10M Bug Bounty to Hackers Wormhole is a DeFi protocol that allows users to bridge assets across Terra, Solana, Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, Avalanche and Polygon without the use of a centralized exchange (CEX). When a user transfers assets from one blockchain to another, the DeFi p...

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