Hackers reportedly stole $82 million from the Orbit Bridge project, a cross-chain protocol service, just three hours before the start of the new year.
In a post on December 31, user officer_cia also posted similar information.
Looks like orbit bridge is getting drained right now, different fresh wallets for wbtc usdt usdc and dai, test tx’s showup on orbit bridge scanner but bigger ones doesnt. Wallets bellow pic.twitter.com/zlUbT0HrO2
— Kgjr (clueless333) (@KGJRTG) December 31, 2023
According to data from blockchain analytics platform Arkham Intelligence, hackers appear to have obtained $81.68 million in illegitimate funds.
Five of the coins stolen by the hackers included $30 million in Tether (USDT), $10 million in USDC, $21.7 million in Ethereum, $9.8 million in Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), and 10. Millions of dollars in DAI, all coins transferred to a newly created wallet.
It is understood that the Orbit Chain protocol has strong links to the Klaytn (KLAY) network, a modular Layer 1 blockchain, according toinformationAccording to Klaytn’s Block Explorer, the 8 largest assets on the Klaytn network by market cap are all wrapped on the Orbit Chain.
Source: Cointelegraph
2024-01-01 09:48:33
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