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Fantom ecosystem project GNUS fell victim to an attack, resulting in a loss of approximately $1.27 million. GNUS.ai posted on Twitter: “Due to a recent exploit, a hacker was able to mint fake GNUS tokens on Fantom, transfer them via Axelar Bridge to Ethereum and Polygon, and sell them into existing liquidity pools. We will be conducting a snapshot at the block preceding the exploit. To ensure fairness, please refrain from purchasing GNUS tokens post-exploit, as we'll be issuing a new token.” Attack method (per SlowMist): Contract Vulnerability. Reported loss: $ 1,270,000.
- chain
- ethereum
- protocol
- GNUS
- bug_class
- logic
- date_occurred
- 2024-05-06
- loss_usd
- $1,270,000
- source_id
- sm:gnus::2024-05-06