Source: CoinDesk ↗
Arbitrum-based AFX Trade drained of $24 million after bridge keys compromised
What the source reports
Security firms said the attacker used enough hot-validator signatures to approve a 24.15 million USDC withdrawal, while Arbitrum said its native bridge was not affected.
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ARB Arbitrum
$0.0888
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8 supported listings
BASED Based
$0.0832
-3.97% · 24h
6 supported listings
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