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Solana’s Wormhole Bridge Says 120K ETH is Restored Following the Exploit

George Georgiev Feb 3, 2022 14:48
The team behind the Solana bridge claims that the 120K ETH stolen in today's exploit are fully restored.

Wormhole Bridge is back up with developers claiming that all funds are restored following the $320 million hack.

  • Wormhole, a cross-chain bridge from Solana to other networks, suffered a major breach on Wednesday.
  • Hackers managed to take control of 120,000 wrapped Ether worth $320 million.
  • The breach impacted all users that held Ethereum tokens (wETH) on the Solana blockchain.
  • Shortly after the attack, Wormhole updated its users on the situation. They also said that they patched the exploit.
  • Moreover, devs offered a $10 million bounty to the hackers in exchange for $320,000 in stolen funds. The agreement would allow the hackers to keep the money without fear of prosecution.
  • On Thursday, Wormhole posted an update, saying that funds are restored, and the bridge is back up.
  • However, 120,000 wETH is still in the attacker’s wallet. This led to speculation that the Wormhole team secured the funds from their investors.

  • Solana prices tanked following the attack. The “Ethereum killer” is down 11.52% in the last 24 hours.
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George Georgiev

Georgi Georgiev is CryptoPotato's editor-in-chief and seasoned writer with over four years of experience writing about blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Georgi's passion for Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies bloomed in late 2016 and he hasn't looked back since. Crypto’s technological and economic implications are what interest him most, and he has one eye turned to the market whenever he’s not sleeping. Contact George: LinkedIn