Wormhole

Exploit

Estimated loss

$326.00M

VERDICT —UNRATED

Verdict pending. Auto-ingested incidents are reviewed before a public verdict is rendered.

▰ METHOD

Undisclosed

Root cause

Root-cause analysis not yet published. The incident description below contains all currently available signal — review the attack transaction directly for definitive forensics.

Forensic narrative

One of the most popular cross-blockchain bridges may have been the victim of a hack worth over $326 million on Wednesday. On-chain analysts called attention to an 80,000 ether (ETH) transaction from Wormhole to an address currently in possession of over $250 million worth of ETH. According to another developer, the attacker also kept 40,000 ETH on Solana, where they have been selling for other assets. Reported loss: $326,000,000.

Primary source

https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2022/02/02/blockchain-bridge-wormhole-suffers-possible-exploit-worth-over-250m/ ↗

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