Hacker Loses 5 ETH (~$8,000) In Failed Attack on NEAR Rainbow Bridge
Hacker Loses 5 ETH (~$8,000) In Failed Attack on NEAR Rainbow Bridge
Aurora Labs CEO Alex Shevchenko said that on Aug. 22 a hacker lost 5 Ethereum (ETH) in a failed attack on the NEAR/ETH Rainbow Bridge over the weekend. No user funds were lost.
Shevchenko said the attack “was mitigated automatically within 31 seconds,” highlighting what looks like an effective mechanism to safeguard user funds on the bridge.
It comes as hackers pilfered nearly $2 billion from the…