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Optimism hacker started returning the stolen tokens in a batch of 1 million per transaction.
Oluwapelumi Adejumo 2 min read
Hours after ApolloX confirmed that it had completed a new funding round, a hacker exploited a bug on the network to steal 53 million APX tokens, worth $2.8 million.
The hacker behind the goblintown.wtf scam is also responsible for the attack on the Azuki Beanz NFT project.
Osmosis team acknowledged their responsibility and said they'll be working on the new update for at least another two days.
Attackers exploited a bug, initially pointed out in a reddit thread, that allowed users to gain 50% more tokens while adding and withdrawing liquidity on Osmosis.
Elrond has yet to confirm foul play, but devs have identified the problem and deployed a fix.
The BAYC Community Manager has reportedly had his Discord account breached resulting in scam giveaways being posted on the official BAYC Discord.
Millions of dollars worth of mAssets were taken from Mirror Protocol due to a pricing oracle issue with Luna Classic
Although retail metaverse investors are losing their investments to scammers, institutional investors are focused on establishing a presence in the virtual world.