Justin Sun’s HECO Chain Faces $86 Mln Hack Amidst Exploit Concerns
In a recent suspicious movement, a staggering $86 million has been transferred from one of the HECO accounts to an unknown address. The on-chain security platform Cyvers Alerts has reported that their AI-powered system has detected the enigmatic transfer.
HECO Chain is a merger between Tron and BitTorrent. Initiated by Justin Sun, HECO is a bridge used to transfer assets between Ethereum and the Heco Chain.
Another blockchain security firm Peckshield Alert recorded another 10,145 ETH transfer. The transaction was initiated by an operator as per Peckshield and the operator’s address may be compromised.
HECO Chain Exploit Estimations And Compensation
The amount has been raised to $86.6 million till now. The compromised tokens include various altcoins such as 346K Tether (TUSD), 42.3K Chainlink (LINK) equivalent to approximately $601,641, 619,000, USD Coin (USDC), 173,200 Uniswap (UNI) with a value of $931,816.
The major value tokens hacked was 346.9 million Shiba Inu (SHIB) totaling around $2.8 million, 489 Huobi Token (HBTC) valued at $18.8 million, 42 million Tether (USDT), and 10,145 Ethereum (ETH) amounting to approximately $19 million.
In a recent X post, Justin Sun, the founder of HECO confirmed that the HECO Chain and HTX are compromised. HTX has committed to fully compensating for the losses incurred in the hot wallet, assuring users that all funds within HTX are secure.
To mitigate potential risks, the platform has temporarily suspended both deposits and withdrawals. This precautionary measure aims to safeguard user assets while the investigation into the attack unfolds.
Despite the breach, HTX reassures the community that all funds held within the platform are secure, and users can have confidence in the security measures in place.
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Justin Sun And Exploits: An Interconnected Story
The recent frequency of exploits in Bridges especially chains associated with Justin Sun has made things look suspicious. Recently, Poloniex, a popular crypto exchange has been compromised for $120 Million. And what’s interesting about this is Justin Sun is one of the investors in Poloniex.
In an attempt to warn the hacker, Poloniex revealed that they had identified the exploiter who had stolen the funds. Additionally, the exchange has offered a $10 million white hat reward to anyone who can help return the currencies.
However, people are knitting different stories making a suspicious angle in the ongoing series of hacks. All the exploits were associated somewhere with Justin Sun which is creating speculation.
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