A Hacker Tried to Steal $566M by Exploiting a Code Smell, Here's How
The Hack
Yesterday, 2022 Oct 7th one of the larger blockchains had to be halted. This news was shocking since most blockchains are decentralized by definition. Halting a large blockchain is not common news. However, this is not the first time it’s happened.
The Reason
I pay attention to blockchain and security news even though it is far from my comfort zone...