TechGalaChain wallets reportedly drained using 74 signatures from failed transactions
CryptoSlate reports that an attacker reused signatures, some 55 days old, to drain about 2 billion GALA and other tokens from nine wallets.
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An attacker reused 74 signatures from failed transactions to drain nine GalaChain wallets, CryptoSlate reports. Some signatures were 55 days old; the tokens taken included about 2 billion GALA. The outlet says the flaw shows how signatures that remain public and replayable after failed transactions can let attackers turn old user approvals into fresh withdrawals.
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GalaChain wallets reportedly drained using 74 signatures from failed transactions
CryptoSlate reports that an attacker reused signatures, some 55 days old, to drain about 2 billion GALA and other tokens from nine wallets.
TLDR
An attacker reused 74 signatures from failed transactions to drain nine GalaChain wallets, CryptoSlate reports. Some signatures were 55 days old; the tokens taken included about 2 billion GALA. The outlet says the flaw shows how signatures that remain public and replayable after failed transactions can let attackers turn old user approvals into fresh withdrawals.