Zero-Day Exploit in Kraken Crypto Exchange Leads to $3 Million Theft

Kraken Chief Security Officer Nick Percoco disclosed that someone claiming to be
a security researcher exploited a zero-day vulnerability to steal $3 million
worth of cryptocurrency. The individual involved is refusing to return the
stolen assets.

“On June 9 2024, we received a Bug Bounty program alert from a security
researcher,” reads Percoco’s post on X
[https://twitter.com/c7five/status/1803403565865771370]. “No specifics were
initially disclosed, but their email claimed to find an “extreme