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Opensea exploit in migration contract allowing users to grab any NFT from others (twitter.com/unusual_whales)
14 points by rburhum on Feb 20, 2022 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


The code is written using a dynamically typed language with no security guarantees so stuff like this is inevitable. Are there projects that leverage static typing to allow the creation of provably secure contracts?


It was a phishing campaign. People clicked the wrong link and allowed a rogue smart contract to drain their wallets. Open sea has given an update on Twitter.




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