Washington – A hacker stole 326 million dollars in cryptocurrencies by attacking one of the so-called “bridges” that allow different types of these digital currencies to be exchanged, according to the victims of the attack reported on Wednesday.
The attack targeted the Wormhole Bridge, a protocol that allows netizens to switch between Ethereum and Solana cryptocurrencies .
The attacker would have taken advantage of a vulnerability in the Solana section of the bridge.
“The Wormhole network was mined for 120 wETH. ETH will be added in the next few hours to ensure wETH has a 1:1 backing. We are working to quickly reopen the network. Thank you for your patience,” they said in a Twitter message. (NYSE: TWTR ) the makers of Wormhole.
This is the largest computer attack in the cryptocurrency sector so far in 2022.
From Wormhole they have offered a reward of 10 million dollars if the stolen funds are returned.