Orbit Chain, a cross-chain platform, announced in an X message on Jan. 1 that it suffered an attack on the previous day.
The project wrote that it confirmed “unidentified access” to its bridge platform late on Dec. 31. Orbit Chain said it is engaging with international law enforcement. It said it is working with the security firm Theoria to find the root cause.
Hours later, Orbit Chain provided specific details of the attack. It said that an attacker used Tornado Cash to supply initial ETH for the attack, then used several wallet addresses to receive the stolen cryptocurrency. It identified various transaction IDs that attacked Orbit Bridge’s Ethereum Vault. However, it continued to describe the main attack route as “unidentified.”
Orbit Chain has not stated whether users are affected or announced recovery plans. The project warned that any reimbursement offers are scams.
Orbit Chain additionally stated that it is working with crypto exchanges to freeze assets and has attempt
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