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A THORChain Bug Has Slowed North Korean Hackers Laundering Stolen Binance Funds
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Key points
- A recently discovered bug on THORChain has interrupted laundering efforts by North Korean hackers who targeted Binance funds.
- The flaw was revealed following a single-block Ethereum chain reorganization.
- Developers identified that future reorgs could allow attackers to extract funds from vaults, prompting THORChain to halt operations across most of its supported networks for safety.
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- UnchainedA THORChain Bug Has Slowed North Korean Hackers Laundering Stolen Binance Funds · 4 hours agoRead on Unchained
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