Polkadot-linked Hyperbridge exploit losses hit $2.5M

TLDR Hyperbridge increased its April 13 exploit loss estimate to about $2.5 million after a broader review across four chains. The attacker extracted around 245 ETH and then minted about 1 billion fake bridged DOT tokens. Polkadot confirmed that only DOT bridged through Hyperbridge was affected, while native DOT remained secure. The exploit targeted a [...]

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