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Cryptocurrency holder funds withdrawn from Solana wallet during cyber attack
An attacker targeting the solana cryptocurrency ecosystem has withdrawn funds from thousands of wallets in an incident that could attract regulatory scrutiny for digital assets.
At 1 a.m. ET Wednesday, an unknown actor exploited a vulnerability to withdraw cryptocurrency from 7,767 wallets where crypto owners store their coins, According to Solana Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports the network. Attack Affects some wallet providersincluding Slope and Phantom.