Cosmos Hub restarts to seize $2.2M in stolen ATOM, but 169,000 tokens escape
- —Cosmos Hub halted the network for nearly a day and restarted on Sept. 23 at block 33,086,741
- —The first block swept 1,227,121 ATOM (~$2.2 million) from an attacker-linked address
- —Neutron attack: rights over 11 contracts reassigned via an expedited NTRN governance vote
- —168,990.9 ATOM (~$2.15 million) reached the attacker after the sweep and was sold for 266,841 USDC
Why it matters: The halt recovered most of the stolen ATOM, but showed that post-sweep refunds can still leak to attackers.
Source: CryptoSlate