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Attacker Exploits Ethereum-Polkadot Bridge, Steals $250,000 Despite Minting $1 Billion in Tokens
Cryptocurrency hacks are a common occurrence, but instances where attackers take significant risks and end up with relatively small gains are rare. Such a scenario unfolded on Sunday when an attacker exploited a vulnerability in the Hyperbridge cross-chain gateway, which connects different blockchain networks. The attacker successfully minted 1 billion Polkadot tokens, valued at $1.19 billion, on…
April 13, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
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Attacker Exploits Polkadot Token Vulnerability on Ethereum, Nets Only $250,000
While cryptocurrency hacks are commonplace, instances where attackers incur significant risk only to reap relatively modest rewards are rare. Such an incident occurred on Sunday, involving the exploitation of a vulnerability in Hyperbridge's cross-chain gateway, which connects disparate blockchains. The attacker successfully minted 1 billion Polkadot tokens, valued at $1.19 billion, on the Ethere…
April 13, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
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Attacker Exploits Polkadot Token Bridge, Ends Up With Modest $250,000 Payout
Cryptocurrency hacks have become all too familiar, but instances where attackers take significant risks only to reap relatively modest rewards are rare. Such a scenario unfolded on Sunday when an attacker exploited a vulnerability in Hyperbridge's cross-chain gateway. The attacker successfully minted 1 billion Polkadot tokens, valued at $1.19 billion, on the Ethereum network and subsequently sold…
April 13, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
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Hacker Exploits Cross-Chain Vulnerability to Mint $1 Billion in Polkadot Tokens, 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 occurred on Sunday when an attacker exploited a weakness in the Hyperbridge cross-chain gateway, which connects various blockchains, resulting in the creation of 1 billion Polkadot tokens on Ethereum, valued at $1.19 billion, and selling them for app…
April 13, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
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Attacker Exploits Polkadot Token Vulnerability on Ethereum, but Walks Away with Only $250,000
While cryptocurrency hacks are becoming increasingly common, it's rare for attackers to take significant risks and 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 different blockchain networks. The attacker was able to mint 1 billion Polkadot tokens, valued at $1.…
April 13, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
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Attacker Exploits Polkadot Token Vulnerability on Ethereum, Walks Away with $250,000
Cryptocurrency hacks have become increasingly common, but cases where attackers take significant risks only to reap meager rewards are rare. One such incident occurred on Sunday, where an attacker exploited a vulnerability in the Hyperbridge cross-chain gateway, connecting various blockchains, and minted 1 billion Polkadot tokens, valued at $1.19 billion, on the Ethereum network. However, the att…
April 13, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
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Attacker Exploits Polkadot Token Vulnerability on Ethereum, Nets Only $250,000
Cryptocurrency hacks have become commonplace, but instances where attackers take significant risks only to gain minimal rewards are rare. Such a scenario occurred on Sunday when an attacker exploited a vulnerability in the Hyperbridge cross-chain gateway, which connects various blockchains. The attacker successfully minted 1 billion Polkadot tokens, valued at $1.19 billion, on the Ethereum networ…
April 13, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
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Attacker Exploits Vulnerability to Mint $1 Billion in Polkadot Tokens, but Only Manages to Steal $250,000
While cryptocurrency hacks are common, instances where attackers take substantial risks only to gain minimal rewards are rare. Such a scenario occurred on Sunday when an attacker exploited a vulnerability in Hyperbridge's cross-chain gateway, which connects multiple blockchains. The attacker successfully minted 1 billion Polkadot tokens, valued at $1.19 billion, on the Ethereum network and subseq…
April 13, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
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Attacker Exploits Polkadot Token Vulnerability on Ethereum, Nets Only $250,000
Cryptocurrency hacks have become increasingly common, but instances where attackers take significant risks only to gain minimal rewards are rare. One such incident occurred on Sunday, when an attacker exploited a vulnerability in the Hyperbridge cross-chain gateway, connecting multiple blockchains, to mint 1 billion Polkadot tokens on Ethereum, valued at $1.19 billion, and sell them for approxima…
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 crypto hacks are a common occurrence, 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 different blockchains, to mint 1 billion Polkadot tokens, valued at $1.19 billion, on Ethereum. The attacker then sold these token…
April 13, 2026, 7:16 a.m.