Bad actor used vulnerability to steal an estimated $322 million worth of Ether currency

Synopsis

In February 2022, an attacker exploited a vulnerability in the network's signature verification to mine 120k Wormhole-wrapped Ether on Solana. On the Ethereum side of the Portal bridge, these tokens were not secured by Ether deposits. The perpetrator ...

Companies

  • The Solana Foundation
  • Wormhole

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