Aethir Contains ATH Bridge Attack with Less Than $90K Loss, Works on Complete Compensation Plan

Aethir, a renowned decentralized cloud computing entity, has recently undergone a significant attack on the ATH bridge. However, Aethir efficiently detected the attack and contained it. As per Aethir’s official X announcement, the platform fully stopped the attack with less than just $90K impact. In addition to this, the platform has also revealed that it is actively working on an upcoming compensation plan.

Aethir Rapidly Responds to ATH Bridge Attack, Containing Impact to $90K

After effectively detecting the ATH bridge attack, Aethir has fully contained it with an impact of less than just $90K. The exploit impacted links between Ethereum and many other blockchain ecosystems. Nonetheless, the platform has assured that the $ATH supply remains completely unaffected and intact on Ethereum. Additionally, the firm has officially disconnected all the compromised contracts to prevent any further damage.

Apart from that, Aethir has advised consumers to avoid interactions with particular contract addresses across diverse networks, such as Ethereum, Beam, Sophon, zkSync, and Solana. By openly listing the respective addresses, the company attempts to prevent additional consumer exposure while ensuring transparency during their response to the incident. The platform reiterated that it is committed to upholding security while also continuously observing the situation in detail.

Platform Works on Thorough Compensation Plan for Users

While responding to the attack, the platform has been collaborating with the top crypto exchanges like Binance, HTX, Bithumb, and Upbit for the tracking and freezing of the stolen assets. The respective exchanges reportedly provided quick support for the blacklisting of detected attacker wallets, substantially backing containment endeavors. According to Aethir, the company is also actively working on a likely comprehensive compensation plan that it will announce in the near term.