IoTeX confirmed a security breach involving a compromised private key that drained $4.3M in tokens. The stolen funds were swapped to ETH and partially bridged to Bitcoin. IOTX fell 8% in 24 hours. The team is tracing funds with exchanges and security partners, while experts warn of lasting trust and liquidity damage.
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IoTeX's cross-chain bridge contracts were compromised via leaked private keys, draining about $2 million in USDC, USDT, IOTX, WBTC and other assets. The team says risks are contained and operations should resume within 24-48 hours.
