Security incident · 2018-05-16
Bitcoin Gold
According to the public DefiLlama incident dataset, Bitcoin Gold (Bitcoin Gold) suffered a security incident on 2018-05-16, with about $18.0M reported lost.
| Date | 2018-05-16 |
|---|---|
| Reported loss | $18.0M |
| Chain | Bitcoin Gold |
| Target type | Chain |
| Technique class | Bridge & Cross-Chain |
| Technique | Forged Proof |
| Bridge incident | No |
| Within 2018 | #8 by loss that year, 1.6% of all reported losses that year |
How this kind of attack works
A bridge confirms on one chain and releases on another. When confirmation was bypassed, the attacker received assets on the target chain without depositing.
Would a pre-payment check have helped
Bridge mint/verification flaws happen inside the bridge and are addressed by its own security design and audits.
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