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Hacker Exploits Cross-Chain Bridge Vulnerability, Steals $250,000 Despite Minting $1 Billion in Polkadot Tokens
Cryptocurrency hacks have become all too common, but instances where attackers take significant risks only to reap minimal rewards are rare. One such unusual case occurred on Sunday, when an attacker exploited a vulnerability in a cross-chain bridge, resulting in the minting of 1 billion Polkadot tokens, valued at $1.19 billion, on the Ethereum network. However, due to the attacker's decision to …
April 13, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
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Attacker Exploits Hyperbridge Vulnerability, Mints $1 Billion in Polkadot Tokens on Ethereum, but Only Manages to Steal $250,000
While cryptocurrency hacks are not uncommon, instances where attackers take significant risks only to gain minimal rewards are rare. Such a scenario unfolded on Sunday when an attacker exploited a vulnerability in Hyperbridge's cross-chain gateway, which connects various blockchains, to mint 1 billion Polkadot tokens, valued at $1.19 billion, on the Ethereum network. The attacker then sold these …
April 13, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
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Attacker Exploits Vulnerability, Mints $1 Billion in Polkadot Tokens on Ethereum, but Only Steals $250,000
While cryptocurrency hacks are commonplace, instances where attackers assume significant risk yet gain minimal rewards are rare. Such an unusual scenario unfolded on Sunday, as an attacker leveraged a vulnerability in Hyperbridge's cross-chain gateway, which connects various blockchains, to mint 1 billion Polkadot tokens, valued at $1.19 billion, on the Ethereum network, and subsequently sold the…
April 13, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
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Attacker Exploits Polkadot Token Bridge, Gains $250,000 from $1 Billion Mint
Cryptocurrency hacks are a common occurrence, but instances where attackers take significant risks only to gain minimal rewards are rare. Such a scenario unfolded on a recent Sunday. An attacker leveraged a vulnerability in Hyperbridge's cross-chain gateway, which connects multiple blockchains, to mint 1 billion Polkadot tokens, valued at $1.19 billion, on the Ethereum network, and subsequently s…
April 13, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
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Attacker Exploits Polkadot Token Bridge, Nets Only $250,000 Despite Minting $1 Billion
Cryptocurrency hacks have become commonplace, but instances where attackers take significant risks only to reap minimal rewards are rare. One such incident occurred on Sunday, where an attacker exploited a vulnerability in Hyperbridge's cross-chain gateway to mint 1 billion Polkadot tokens, valued at $1.19 billion, on the Ethereum network, but ultimately only managed to sell them for approximatel…
April 13, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
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Attacker Exploits Hyperbridge Vulnerability, Mints $1 Billion in Polkadot Tokens, but Only Nets $250,000
Cryptocurrency hacks have become all too familiar, but instances where attackers take substantial risks only to reap minimal rewards are relatively rare. Such a scenario unfolded on Sunday, as an attacker exploited a vulnerability in Hyperbridge's cross-chain gateway, which connects multiple blockchains, to mint 1 billion Polkadot tokens, valued at $1.19 billion, on the Ethereum network. The atta…
April 13, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
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Hacker Creates $1 Billion in Polkadot Tokens on Ethereum but Only Manages to Steal $250,000
While cryptocurrency hacks are not uncommon, it is rare for attackers to take significant risks only to end up with relatively modest gains. Such a scenario unfolded on a recent Sunday. An attacker exploited a vulnerability in a cross-chain gateway, creating 1 billion Polkadot tokens on the Ethereum network, valued at $1.19 billion, but only managed to sell them for approximately $237,000 in ethe…
April 13, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
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Attacker Exploits Polkadot Token Vulnerability on Ethereum, But Profits Are Limited
Cryptocurrency hacks are a common occurrence, but instances where attackers take significant risks only to gain minimal rewards are rare. This unusual scenario unfolded on Sunday when an attacker exploited a vulnerability in Hyperbridge's cross-chain gateway, which connects various blockchains, resulting in the minting of 1 billion Polkadot tokens, valued at $1.19 billion, on the Ethereum network…
April 13, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
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Attacker Exploits Polkadot Token Vulnerability on Ethereum, but Gains are Limited
Cryptocurrency hacks have become all too familiar, but it's rare for attackers to take significant risks only to end up with relatively modest gains. However, that's exactly what happened on Sunday when an attacker exploited a vulnerability in the Hyperbridge cross-chain gateway, which connects various blockchains, to mint 1 billion Polkadot tokens on Ethereum, valued at $1.19 billion, and then s…
April 13, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
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Attacker Exploits Hyperbridge Vulnerability, Steals $250,000 Despite Minting $1 Billion in Polkadot Tokens
While cryptocurrency hacks are not unusual, it is rare for attackers to take significant risks and end up with relatively modest gains. Such a scenario occurred on Sunday when an attacker exploited a vulnerability in Hyperbridge's cross-chain gateway, which connects different blockchain networks, resulting in the minting of 1 billion Polkadot tokens, valued at $1.19 billion, on the Ethereum netwo…
April 13, 2026, 7:16 a.m.