The decentralized financial world is awash with a new big heist. Harmony Protocol after a hacking attack 100 million dollars It has been confirmed as stolen. After the attack on the Harmony blockchain, an extensive investigation was launched.
Harmony’s Horizon bridge hacked
Harmony’s Horizon bridge The attack, which is stated to have been experienced on the crypto world, caused a new crisis in the crypto world. According to the statement from the platform, there was a loss of two-thirds of the capital of the Horizon bridge (approximately $ 100 million).
According to the statement made on Harmony’s Twitter account, the profile of the criminal has not yet been determined. But the platform flagged an individual cryptocurrency wallet it believed to be the thief. Details of the Harmony hack attempt Although under investigation, 11 transfers were made across the bridge using various tokens, according to the initial report.
Harmony, the developer of Horizon, said that the exploit Bitcoin bridge not affect and its customers assets are safe stated. “We have begun working with national authorities and forensic experts to identify the culprit and recover the stolen funds,” the statement said on Twitter.
Most of the $100 million worth of cryptocurrencies are still stored in the attacker’s wallet. However, the thief To ETH via Uniswap started converting and made 11 transactions using different cryptocurrencies.
very popular in the crypto world. Horizon networkIt has the ability to connect the Harmony protocol with other networks such as Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain. Moreover Harmony blockchain It makes it possible to transfer cryptocurrencies, fiat currencies and NFTs between and its network.
The $100 million heist isn’t the first attempt to deeply impact the crypto world. Previously networked by the popular NFT game Axie Infinity. Ronin Network at $600 million He stole too much money.
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