A major setback has hit the cryptocurrency exchange FixedFloat, known for its fully automatic operations and lightning network integration. The exchange fell victim to a security breach, resulting in the loss of approximately 1,728 Ethereum and 409 Bitcoin, with a combined value of $25.85 million. The majority of the stolen Ethereum has already been transferred by the perpetrator to eXch on the Ethereum network, resulting in total losses amounting to $26 million. 🚨@FixedFloat was exploited for ~$26.1M (409 $BTC and 1,728 $ETH). On Ethereum, the attacker 0x85c4fF99bF0eCb24e02921b0D4b5d336523Fa085 sent the stolen 1,728 $ETH to multiple addresses, then to Exch exchange. The
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