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Arbitrum Perp DEX AFX Trade Drained of $24M, Offers Hacker 30% to Return It

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4 outlets - including Cryptoticker, Cryptonomist and Cryptobriefing and 1 more - are covering this story. AFX Trade lost $24.15M USDC after attackers compromised its bridge validator keys. The perp DEX offered the hacker a 30% bounty to return it.

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AFX Trade Hack: Arbitrum Perp DEX Loses $24M as Bridge Keys Are Compromised
CryptoTicker Jul 24, 12:25 UTC

AFX Trade Hack: Arbitrum Perp DEX Loses $24M as Bridge Keys Are Compromised

AFX Trade lost $24.15M USDC after attackers compromised its bridge validator keys. The perp DEX offered the hacker a 30% bounty to return it.

Arbitrum AFX Exploit: $24M Drained, Hacker Offered 30% Bounty
Cryptonomist Jul 23, 11:44 UTC

Arbitrum AFX Exploit: $24M Drained, Hacker Offered 30% Bounty

A decentralized perpetuals exchange built on Arbitrum just lost nearly everything it had. AFX Trade, which runs on the Arbitrum layer-2 network and settles positions in USDC, was drained of $24.15 million on Wednesday after an attacker comp…

AFX Trade drained of $24M, offers hacker 30% bounty to return stolen funds
Crypto Briefing Jul 23, 10:32 UTC

AFX Trade drained of $24M, offers hacker 30% bounty to return stolen funds

AFX Trade lost $24.15 million in USDC after a hacker compromised its bridge validator keys. The Arbitrum perp DEX offered a 30% bounty to recover The post AFX Trade drained of $24M, offers hacker 30% bounty to return stolen funds appeared f…

Arbitrum Perp DEX AFX Trade Drained of $24M, Offers Hacker 30% to Return It
Decrypt Jul 23, 10:24 UTC

Arbitrum Perp DEX AFX Trade Drained of $24M, Offers Hacker 30% to Return It

The exploit hit a custody bridge AFX operates rather than the Arbitrum network itself, with the stolen funds quickly moved to Ethereum.