Multichain asks users to revoke approvals amid ‘critical vulnerability’

Multichain asks users to revoke approvals amid ‘critical vulnerability’

Multichain is asking users to revoke approvals to protect their assets amid a vulnerability that is currently being exploited. Cross-chain router protocol Multichain (formerly Anyswap) urges users to revoke approvals for six tokens to avoid loss due to a “critical vulnerability” that is currently being exploited by malicious individuals.Users who approved WETH, PERI, OMT, WBNB, MATIC and AVAX on the Multichain platform are now at risk, experts warn. To avoid loss, the Multichain team advises users to cancel all of the approvals given to the specified tokens so that they can protect their....


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