{"id":467340,"date":"2022-06-24T21:16:10","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T18:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/us-crypto-firm-harmony-hit-by-100-million-heist\/"},"modified":"2022-06-24T21:16:10","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T18:16:10","slug":"us-crypto-firm-harmony-hit-by-100-million-heist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-crypto-firm-harmony-hit-by-100-million-heist\/","title":{"rendered":"#US crypto firm Harmony hit by $100 million heist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25a14cb7f33\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25a14cb7f33\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-crypto-firm-harmony-hit-by-100-million-heist\/#%E2%80%9CUS_crypto_firm_Harmony_hit_by_100_million_heist%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;US crypto firm Harmony hit by $100 million heist&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CUS_crypto_firm_Harmony_hit_by_100_million_heist%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;US crypto firm Harmony hit by $100 million heist&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>US crypto firm\u00a0Harmony\u00a0said Friday that thieves stole around $100 million worth of digital coins from one of its key products, the latest in a string of cyber heists on a sector long targeted by hackers.<\/p>\n<p>Harmony\u00a0develops blockchains for so-called decentralized finance \u2014 peer-to-peer sites that offer loans and other services without the traditional gatekeepers such as banks \u2014 and non-fungible tokens.<\/p>\n<p>The California-based company said the heist hit its Horizon \u201cbridge,\u201d a tool for transferring crypto between different blockchains \u2014 the underlying software used by digital tokens such as bitcoin and ether.<\/p>\n<p>Thefts have long plagued companies in the crypto sector, with blockchain bridges increasingly targeted. Over $1 billion has been stolen from bridges so far in 2022, according to London-based blockchain analytics firm Elliptic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/crypto-hacker-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Cryptocurrencies sold on mobile app.\" class=\"wp-image-22795251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/crypto-hacker-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/crypto-hacker-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/crypto-hacker-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Harmony said the heist hit its Horizon \u201cbridge,\u201d a tool for transferring crypto between different blockchains \u2014 the underlying software used by digital tokens such as bitcoin.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Harmony\u00a0tweeted that it was \u201cworking with national authorities and forensic specialists to identify the culprit and retrieve the stolen funds,\u201d without giving further details.<\/p>\n<p>It did not immediately respond to requests for comment sent via email and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Elliptic, which tracks publicly visible blockchain data, said the hackers stole a number of different cryptocurrencies from\u00a0Harmony, including ether, Tether, and USD Coin, which they later sw<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed for ether using so-called decentralized exchanges.<\/p>\n<p>In March, hackers stole around $615 million worth of cryptocurrency from Ronin Bridge, used to transfer crypto in and out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> Axie Infinity. 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