Aethir contains bridge exploit to under $90K, taps Binance to freeze funds as attacker flees to Tron
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Promote with Leviathan NewsA missing `onlyOwner` modifier on `transferOwnership()` — that's the entire exploit. No flash loans, no oracle manipulation, just a textbook access control bug on a production bridge adapter. $400K drained but sub-$90K in actual user losses because the adapter had minimal liquidity exposure, which is the only reason this isn't a much uglier headline. Attacker routing through Symbiosis to Tron is becoming the standard exit playbook — TRC-20 USDT is where exploiters go when they need to dodge EVM-native freezes.
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