AFX Trade Perp DEX on Arbitrum Loses $24M in Bridge Exploit, Offers Attacker 30% Bounty to Return Funds
AFX Trade, a decentralized perpetuals exchange built on Arbitrum that settles positions in USDC, was drained of $24.15 million on Wednesday after an attacker exploited a custody bridge the pr
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AFX Trade, a decentralized perpetuals exchange built on Arbitrum that settles positions in USDC, was drained of $24.15 million on Wednesday after an attacker exploited a custody bridge the protocol itself operates, according to security firm Blockaid.
The attacker targeted the AFX-operated USDC custody bridge, not the Arbitrum network itself. On-chain tracking firm PeckShield confirmed the stolen USDC was bridged to Ethereum and swapped for 12,468 ETH, with the full amount parked in a single wallet.
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