THORChain concludes 2 security audits following summer exploits
DeFi has become a popular attack vector for cybercriminals. After a highly ambitious launch, THORChain suffered two major exploits in July. Cross-chain liquidity protocol THORChain has fully recovered from two summer exploits that compromised millions of dollars in user funds after the company announced Thursday that it had received passing grades in a new security audit. The simultaneous audits, which were carried out by cybersecurity companies Trail and Bits and Halborn, allowed THORChain to implement a five-step recovery plan. THORChain’s contributors now say the protocol is fully....
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