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Hackers stole over $600 million from popular blockchain game Axie Infinity

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The Robin Network, the blockchain network used by the popular NFT game Axie Infinity, was hacked. Officials revealed that 173,600 ETH and 25.5 million USDC were stolen from the Robin Bridge, estimated to be worth more than 600 million US dollars. safety concerns.

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Aleksander Leonard Larsen, CEO of Axie Infinity’s game studio Sky Mavis, said that they will do their best to compensate players for their losses as soon as possible, and are still working on relevant solutions, and everything is still under discussion.

According to the official statement, Robin Network has a security vulnerability. They found that on March 23, the Robin validator node of Sky Mavis and the Axie DAO validator node were hacked, resulting in hackers stealing 173,600 ETH and ETH in two transactions. 25.5 million USDC, and the official discovered the attack after the user mentioned his inability to withdraw 5,000 ETH on March 29, and emphasized cooperation with law enforcement officers, cryptographers and investors, hoping to do everything possible. Recover related funds quickly.

Aleksander Leonard Larsen said that the stolen funds included players’ deposits and Axie Infinity’s income, and 56,000 of the stolen ether belonged to Axie Infinity assets. At present, the company does not believe that any insiders are involved in the case.

Axie Infinity is a very popular NFT online game developed by Sky Mavis. It uses Ethereum’s cryptocurrency as the main game economic system. Players can collect and trade NFT digital pets, and pets can fight and breed in the game.

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