Hyperbridge attacker mints 1B bridged Polkadot tokens in $237K exploit

Hyperbridge attacker mints 1B bridged Polkadot tokens in $237K exploit

0.63%BTC$70,794 1.05%XLM$0.1513 0.11%TRX$0.322 0.14%XMR$344.96 0.73%DOGE$0.09097 0.25%BCH$425.68 0.00%ADA$0.2384 0.64%BNB$597.53 0.68%ETH$2,188 1.21%SOL$81.86 0.43%HYPE$41.57 1.61%XRP$1.32 0.32%USD Written by Zoltan Vardai,Staff WriterReviewed by Bryan O'Shea,Staff EditorHyperbridge attacker mints 1B bridged Polkadot tokens in $237K exploit41 minutes agoA Hyperbridge exploit let an attacker mint 1 billion bridged Polkadot tokens on Ethereum and cash out about $237,000, reviving debate over bridge security. A hacker exploited the Polkadot-based cross-chain interoperability protocol Hyperbridge, netting about $237,000 and raising renewed security concerns about blockchain bridge infrastructure. An attacker minted 1 billion bridged Polkadot (DOT) tokens in a single transaction on Hyperbridge, according to blockchain data shared by cybersecurity platform CertiK. The exploit only affected DOT

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