Digital Currency
Add as a preferred source on GoogleThe August attack followed a Compound withdrawal and involved an address labeled Bofur Capital.
An August address-poisoning attack that followed a withdrawal from Compound took about $2 million in Dai (DAI) from an address labeled Bofur Capital; the funds later became 825.5 Ether (ETH).
Address poisoning exploits similar-looking entries in transaction histories. A user copying one of those entries may select a spoofed wallet address that resembles an intended recipient.
The Bofur Capital label identifies the address but does not establish who beneficially owned it.
The transfer took place at about 1:05 p.m. ET Oct. 15 (17:05 UTC) and involved two wallets tied to one entity.
The reserve added 89,200 LINK on Oct. 15, worth $1.11 million; its reported total purchase amount was $70.76 million.
The screen takes effect Nov. 30 and applies operating-asset and financial tests, replacing interim treatment for securities on MSCI’s preliminary list of companies with digital-asset holdings of at least 50% of total assets.
