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

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 toOfficiallyRobin Network has a security breach. They found that on March 23, Sky Mavis’ Robin validator node and Axie DAO validator node were hacked, causing hackers to steal 173,600 ETH and 25.5 million in two transactions. USDC, and the official discovered the attack following the user mentioned his inability to withdraw 5,000 ETH on March 29, and emphasized cooperation with law enforcement officers, cryptographic experts and investors, hoping to recover as soon as possible. related funds.

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.