The Story
News Summary
- A security researcher successfully recovered 1,003 ETH, valued at $2 million, trapped in a 2016 HongCoin ICO contract.
- By exploiting an integer overflow vulnerability in the legacy Solidity code, the researcher enabled the original investors to reclaim their funds without malicious intent or unauthorized asset drainage.
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