$100 million worth of crypto has been stolen in another major hack
$100 million worth of crypto has been stolen in another major hack
Jun 24, 2022 by CNBC
Key Facts
- So-called blockchain bridges have become a prime target for hackers seeking to exploit vulnerabilities in the world of decentralized finance.
- Blockchain bridges play a big role in the DeFi space, offering users a way of transferring their assets from one blockchain to another.
- Like other facets of DeFi, which aims to rebuild traditional financial services like loans and investments on the blockchain, bridges have become a prime target for hackers due to vulnerabilities in their underlying code.
- The security of the Horizon bridge hinged on a “multisig” wallet that required only two signatures to initiate transactions.
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