Using the XRP Ledger, the Bitfinex CEO discloses a thwarted hacking effort that targeted almost $15 billion in XRP.

Paolo Ardoino, the CEO of Bitfinex, recently disclosed that an attempt was made to take advantage of their system by using an XRP Ledger network feature. A noticeable attempt was made by the hackers to transfer around $15 billion in XRP, or half of the total value of XRP.

The sender didn't have enough money to complete the transaction, which is why the effort failed even if the actual transaction was only a few pennies of XRP.
The intention was probably to fool Bitfinex into believing the transfer was authentic, which may have resulted in a hack. Bitfinex's technology identified the transfer as an XRP Ledger "partial payment," which allows payments to be made in smaller amounts.

On social media, Ardoino stated that the attempt to leverage the "Partial Payments Exploit" was unsuccessful. Though they can be abused, partial payments are intended to repay funds at a low cost. A financial institution may be duped into losing money if it believes that the entire amount entered in a payment field is always received.

One major challenge facing the cryptocurrency business is security. People lost about $2 billion in 2023 as a result of scams and hacks, according to reports.

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