Etherpow underwent a hacker attack due to vulnerability in the network bridge – Bits Media

Blocksec blockchain security reported, that the hackers took advantage of the double expenditure mechanism and abducted 200 ETHW through vulnerability in the network bridge.

According to Blocksec, The hacker first handed over 200 Weth through the inter -grid bridge Gnosis, and then duplicated the broadcasts in Pow blockchain and received additional 200 Eth. Etherpow developers said, that for the attack, hackers used the vulnerability of the smart contract of the inter-mester bridge, and not sive blockchain.

“We used the EIP-155 against a test attack, implemented by ETHW security engineers, and did not encounter a double waste ", - they reported.

Etherpow developers tried to contact the Omni Bridge bridge team, to warn about risks. Omni Bridge developers have not yet commented on their warning. According to TradingView, After exploit, the price of ethw, launched after the merger of the Ethereum this week, It fell by more than 35%.

The transition of the Ethereum to the POS algorithm attracted hackers. Recently, a blockchain security specialist under the nickname Zachxbt reported, that the abnumers stole almost $3.3 Milln by Ethereum users, which created readable addresses using the Profanity service.

ETHERPOW previously warned the community about the distribution of fake accounts and websites on social networks, impersonating the official project.