Polkadot responds to Hyperbridge vulnerability: Only Ethereum-side DOT is affected; mainnet assets are unaffected.

Polkadot responded to the Hyperbridge vulnerability incident, stating that the vulnerability only affects DOT assets bridged to the Ethereum network via Hyperbridge, and does not affect native DOT assets within the Polkadot ecosystem or assets using other bridging paths. The official statement confirms that the Polkadot mainnet and its parachains are functioning normally, and related assets remain secure. Hyperbridge is currently suspended, and the incident is under further investigation. Previous reports indicated that the Polkadot bridge vulnerability was exploited to issue 1 billion DOT tokens on the Ethereum network, which were subsequently sold off, resulting in an attacker profit of $237,000.