Cyber Attack on Harmony Millions of dollars worth of ETH stolen
$100 million worth of ETH was stolen from the Harmony blockchain.
Cyber Attack on Harmony Millions of dollars worth of ETH was stolen. Cryptocurrency networks remain the number one target of cyber attackers. Recently, a cyberattack was launched against Harmony, an open and fast blockchain that includes a mainnet running on the Ethereum network. It has been learned that the attackers stole $100 million worth of Ethereum.
In the statement made by Harmony, it was stated that the Horizon platform, which acts as a bridge on the Harmony network, was attacked on the Ethereum side. It was learned that the attackers, who took advantage of a vulnerability, stole a total of 85,837 ETH.
After the attack, the activities of the Horizon bridge were suspended.
Butterin Had Warned
Vitalik Butterin, one of the founders of Ethereum, stated that there was a weakness in bridge platforms, especially in the Ethereum network, and stated that the attackers were targeting these points.