"Over $80m in Crypto Stolen in Cyberattack on Orbit Chain"
"Over $80m in Crypto Stolen in Cyberattack on Orbit Chain"
Over $80m worth of cryptocurrency was recently stolen following a cyberattack on the cross-chain bridge project Orbit Chain. The blockchain revealed the incident on January 1, 2024, informing users that an “unidentified access” to Orbit Bridge was confirmed on December 31, 2023. The attackers stole 26,741.6 of Ether (ETH), which were transferred to five wallet addresses, and around 15,498,358 of DAI (a stablecoin on the Ethereum blockchain) transferred to three addresses. This is worth a total of around $84.5 million at current prices.