The Analyst Prompt #12: Harmony Blockchain Confirms Compromise and Theft of Approximately $100 Million USD

Exploit Tools and Targets: Harmony confirms blockchain compromise and theft of approximately $100 million USD

On June 23, 2022, Harmony was notified of an attack on its proprietary Horizon Ethereum Bridge. Eleven transactions extracted tokens stored in the bridge with an estimated value of approximately $100 million USD at the time of the attack. [1]

Harmony´s public disclosure suggests that the attacker or attackers were able to compromise two of the five private keys needed for signing transactions. A standard …

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