Magic Eden Says Legacy Approvals Exposed $5.7M In NFTs To Exploit

TL;DR Magic Eden says old EVM marketplace approvals left more than $5.7 million worth of NFTs exposed to an exploit in Limit Break’s Payment Processor V2. A whitehat rescue operation moved 23,155 vulnerable NFTs before they could be stolen. Magic Eden says no live listings were affected, but users who interacted with the old marketplace […]
Key Takeaways
- TL;DR Magic Eden says old EVM marketplace approvals left more than $5.7 million worth of NFTs exposed to an exploit in Limit Break’s Payment Processor V2.
- A whitehat rescue operation moved 23,155 vulnerable NFTs before they could be stolen.
- Magic Eden says no live listings were affected, but users who interacted with the old marketplace […]
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