Root-cause analysis not yet published. The incident description below contains all currently available signal — review the attack transaction directly for definitive forensics.
The cross-chain protocol pNetwork released an analysis report in response to the previous attack that resulted in the theft of 277 BTC, stating that at 17:20 UTC on September 19, 2021, the pNetwork system was attacked by hackers who attacked multiple pToken bridges. Including pBTC-on-BSC, TLOS-on-BSC, PNT-on-BSC, pBTC-on-ETH, TLOS-on-ETH and pSAFEMOON-on-ETH. However, hackers only cross-chain bridges in pBTC-on-BSC The attack was successful and 277 BTC were stolen from the pBTC-on-BSC collateral. Other pToken bridges were not affected and the funds were safe. Attack method (per SlowMist): Contract Vulnerability. Reported loss: 277 BTC.
- chain
- bsc
- protocol
- pNetwork
- bug_class
- logic
- date_occurred
- 2021-09-20
- loss_usd
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- source_id
- sm:pnetwork::2021-09-20