Harmony Protocol's Horizon Bridge has suffered an attack worth approximately $100 million.
The company Harmony Protocol has said it has identified a theft on the Bridge Horizon, indicating that it has begun working with authorities and forensic specialists to find the perpetrator as quickly as possible and recover the stolen funds.
The Bridge Horizon system acts as a bridge for the transfer of tokens between Harmony and the Ethereum network, the blockchain for Binance and BTC. They have announced that the bridge has been stopped, but the transfer and assets of the cryptocurrencies have not been affected.
References:
- 24/06/2022 twitter.com The Harmony team has identified a theft occurring this morning on the Horizon bridge amounting to approx. $100MM. We have begun working with national authorities and forensic specialists to identify the culprit and retrieve the stolen funds.
- 24/06/2022 u.today Harmony’s Horizon Bridge Suffers $100 Million Hack
- 01/07/2022 medium.com Harmony’s Horizon Bridge Hack
- 25/06/2022 unaaldia.hispasec.com El Bridge Horizon de Harmony Protocol, sufre un robo de 100 Millones de dólares