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The Hyperbridge gateway has been hit by a contract attack, with hackers selling 1 billion DOT tokens

2026-04-13 13:57:02

Hyperbridge Gateway Contract Exploited, Attacker Mints 1B Tokens

The Hyperbridge gateway contract has been exploited, according to CertiK Alert. The attacker used forged messages to hijack admin privileges on Ethereum's Polkadot token contract. They then minted and sold 1 billion tokens, pocketing about $237,000.

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