A 'Potential Exploit' Halts BNB Chain
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hacker attempted to steal up to $110 million in cryptocurrency from the Binance blockchain.
The Binance Chain network suspended operations on Thursday after evidence suggested that a “potential exploit” could have allowed the thief to access hundreds of millions of dollars worth of digital assets.
Binance Chain is made up of two components: Binance Beacon Chain and Binance Smart Chain (BSC). We've temporarily halted the BSC operation because of abnormal activity. Later on, they confirmed that the activity was a "potential exploit," which they termed as contained.
Up to two million BSC tokens were targeted by an attacker late Thursday, according to token movements, but the actual losses may be far lower. According to a tweet from Binance Chain, $100 to $110 million in assets were moved off chain.
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