Anonymous security experts discovered a vulnerability in the Fantom Foundation wallet that could cause the latter to lose up to $170 million

On November 21st, the Fantom Foundation announced on its official website that an anonymous security expert had discovered a security risk in the Fantom Foundation wallet. The expert immediately contacted the Fantom Foundation. In recognition of their contribution, the Fantom Foundation awarded the expert a bonus of $1.7 million, which is equivalent to 1% of the potential loss ($170 million) that could have been caused by the vulnerability.It is reported that this security risk is related to the wallet theft incident on October 17th.

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