NEAR Rainbow Bridge defends weekend attack costing hacker 5 ETH

Over the weekend, an attacker submitted “a fabricated NEAR block” to the Rainbow bridge, requiring a so-called “safe deposit” of 5 ETH.

Aurora Labs CEO Alex Shevchenko claimed that the attack was “mitigated automatically within 31 seconds,” showcasing a highly effective defense mechanism to protect users’ funds within the bridge. The attack was halted, and no property damage occurred.