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Hackers steal $ 100 million in digital coins from cryptocurrency company Harmony

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A California-based company said the robbers struck a "bridge" on the horizon. Getty Images

US crypto company Harmony is worth about $ 100 million for thieves on Friday With coins from one of its major products that said it stole digital, it's the latest in a series of cyber robbers in the sector that hackers have long targeted.

Harmony is a blockchain of so-called decentralized finance (peer-to-peer sites that provide loans and other services without traditional gatekeepers such as banks) andnon-fungible tokens. To develop. ..

The California-based company, Horizo, is a tool for robbers to transfer cryptocurrencies between different blockchains, the underlying software used in digital tokens such as Bitcoin and ether. N said he ran into a "bridge".

Theft has long plagued companies in the crypto sector. Blockchain bridges are becoming more and more targeted. By 2022, more than $ 1 billion had been stolen from the bridge so far, according to London-based blockchain analytics firm Elliptic. 

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Harmony said, "In cooperation with the people. I'm here. " Authorities and forensic experts identify the perpetrators and recover the stolen funds. I will not explain the details.

We did not immediately respond to requests for comments sent via email or social media.

Elliptic tracked publicly visible blockchain data and said hackers stole various cryptocurrencies from Harmony, including ethers, tethers and USD coins. These cryptocurrencies were later exchanged for ether using the so-called decentralized type. exchange.

In March, hackers stole about$ 615 million worth of cryptocurrenciesfrom the Ronin Bridge used to transfer cryptocurrencies inside and outside the game Axie Infinity. The United States has linked North Korean hackers to unprecedented theft.