The BNB Chain-based decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Ankr has confirmed it has been hit by a multi-million greenback exploit on Dec. 1.
The attacker was purportedly capable of mint 20 trillion Ankr Reward Bearing Staked BNB (aBNBc), a reward-bearing token for BNB (BNB) staked on the protocol. The exploiter has since used companies comparable to Uniswap, Twister Money, and numerous bridges to swap and obfuscate the funds and has efficiently gained round 5 million USD Coin (USDC)
Appears that @ankr bought hacked an hour in the past!
The exploiter minted 20T aBNBc and dumped it on #PancakeSwap.
At current, the exploiter have efficiently exchanged greater than 5 million $USDC.https://t.co/hF1tgNYw0t pic.twitter.com/XIPjBi6wvs
— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) December 2, 2022
It is believed both a vulnerability within the protocol’s good contract or a compromise of personal keys is accountable for the exploit.
Ankr solely made a fast assertion on its Twitter web page that its “aBNB token has been exploited” and that it’s presently working with exchanges to instantly halt buying and selling of the compromised token.
Our aBNB token has been exploited, and we’re presently working with exchanges to instantly halt buying and selling.
— Ankr (@ankr) December 2, 2022
Cointelegraph contacted Ankr however didn’t obtain a right away response.
This can be a growing story and extra info shall be added because it turns into accessible.
