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Hackers steal NFTs worth millions. In other news, NFTs worth millions. (www.theblock.co)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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The way I read the article, the "worth millions" is the sum of the ransom demand.

The funny part is that the exploit is in the "smart" contract, ya know the thing that the blockchain keeps secure by forbidding any updates or patches.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And they charge a fee for it. Which is nice if you can afford it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Not for pickup, they don't.