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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Technology editor

DARK SECRETS: Hacking attack drains 5m from 8 000 wallets linked to solana crypto network | Rare Historical Photos

Solana crypto
Elliptic, a blockchain consultancy, said the problem appeared to be with software used by certain wallets rather than the blockchain itself. Photograph: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock

Nearly $6m (£4.9m) has been drained from accounts linked to the Solana crypto network after a hacker targeted 8,000 wallets.

The Solana Foundation, an organisation that supports the blockchain network, said a “malicious actor” had taken funds from a number of wallets linked to Solana.

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