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US crypto firm Harmony hit by $100 million heist

By Elizabeth Howcroft, Tom Wilson and Hannah Lang

Jun 27 2022 9:17AM

Over US$1 billion has been stolen from bridges so far in 2022.

US crypto firm Harmony hit by $100 million heist

US crypto firm Harmony said on Friday that thieves stole around US$100 million worth of digital coins from one of its key products, the latest in a string of cyber heists on a sector long targeted by hackers. Harmony develops blockchains for so-called decentralised finance - peer-to-peer sites ...

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