Hyperbridge Attack: Unauthorized Issuance of 1 Billion DOT on Ethereum, Attacker Profits Approximately 35 Million Yen

2026/04/13 17:42 (Updated 2026/04/13 18:01)

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Hyperbridge Attack: Unauthorized Issuance of 1 Billion DOT on Ethereum, Attacker Profits Approximately 35 Million Yen

Administrator Rights Hijacked Through Forged Messages, Leading to Mass Issuance and Sale

On the 13th, blockchain security firm CertiK reported an incident of misuse in the gateway contract of the cross-chain interoperability protocol 'Hyperbridge'.

The attacker exploited forged messages to take control of the administrator rights of the Polkadot token contract on Ethereum (ETH)...

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