Wormhole Bridge Exploit event
Overview
Wormhole, a token bridge linking Solana to Ethereum and other networks, suffered an exploit on 2 February 2022. The attacker stole 120,000 wrapped ether (wETH), valued at approximately $320 million at that time. The breach leveraged Wormhole's reliance on a deprecated Solana function, load_current_index_at, enabling the injection of a fake sysvar account to circumvent signature verification. This allowed the attacker to invoke complete_wrapped and mint wETH on Solana without corresponding deposits. A $10 million bounty offered to the attacker received no response. On 3 February 2022, Jump Crypto, Wormhole's parent trading firm, replenished the missing ether to maintain the bridge's solvency. The incident ranked as the largest crypto exploit of 2022 at that point and among the most significant DeFi attacks ever recorded.
Within The Counterparty graph, Wormhole Bridge Exploit connects to 3 tracked entities, most strongly to Solana, Ethereum, Wormhole.
Relations
Top connections in The Counterparty knowledge graph (confidence-weighted, 3 of 3 total).
| Relation | Connected entity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
deployed_on | Solana | 95% |
deployed_on | Ethereum | 85% |
affected | Wormhole | 85% |
Frequently asked questions
What is Wormhole Bridge Exploit?
Wormhole Bridge Exploit is a security-exploit tracked in The Counterparty knowledge graph. It is connected to 3 other tracked entities, most strongly to Solana, Ethereum, Wormhole.
What type of entity is Wormhole Bridge Exploit?
Wormhole Bridge Exploit is classified as a security-exploit (event) in The Counterparty knowledge graph.
What is Wormhole Bridge Exploit connected to?
In The Counterparty knowledge graph, Wormhole Bridge Exploit is linked to 3 other tracked entities, most strongly to Solana, Ethereum, Wormhole.
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