🗣️⚠️Wormhole's Security Error: Hacker Included in 670 Million Token Airdrop"
🚨Wormhole (W), Accidentally included the wallet addresses of its previous hacker in a recent 670 million token airdrop. This oversight temporarily made the hacker eligible to claim approximately $50,000 in Wormhole's newly launched W tokens.
The incident was brought to light by a pseudonymous researcher, Pland, who shared their findings in a detailed post. According to the investigation, Wormhole's team neglected to exclude several wallet addresses associated with the 2022 exploit that resulted in the theft of $321 million in cryptocurrency from the platform.
Wormhole has since revoked the token allocation to the hacker's addresses, but the situation serves as a reminder of the potential risks and oversights that can occur within the complex and rapidly evolving world of decentralized finance (DeFi).
As Wormhole continues to grow and expand its ecosystem, it will be crucial for the project to maintain vigilant security measures and protocols to protect users' funds and prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.
