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Manta Network experienced a DDoS attack on Thursday but the issue has been resolved.
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The MANTA token was listed on several cryptocurrency exchanges yesterday, including Binance and Bybit
Manta Network Suffers a DDoS Attack
Zero-knowledge proof-powered layer-2 blockchain Manta Network suffered a widespread distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on Thursday. The attack came shortly after the MANTA token was listed on multiple cryptocurrency exchanges.
However, the incident has been resolved and the network is operating as usual. The incident was reported by Kenny Li, co-founder of P0xeidon Labs, the cryptographic development team behind Manta Network.
Manta Network RPCs are Online
— 🤓Kenny.manta 🦇🔊 (🔱,🔱) (@superanonymousk) January 18, 2024
✅ The blockchain is running safely
✅ Product production is happening normally
✅ Funds are safe
✅ Communication between apps and the blockchain back online
Thank you to the amazing community for your support and patience in all of this. We… https://t.co/xcFE9vZdLh
Kenny Li revealed that the Manta Network’s nodes experienced over 135 million remote procedure call (RPC) requests on Jan. 18. He pointed out that it was an aggressive and timed attack. However, the blockchain is running safely and funds are safe. Li, however, warned that communication between apps and the blockchain is severely limited for the time being.
The co-founder commented that,
“Rest assured, we are not going anywhere. We have built for three years, and we see no end in sight. Thank you so much for your support as a community.”
The attack happened the same day MANTA tokens began trading on leading cryptocurrency exchanges Binance, Bybit, KuCoin, and Bithum. MANTA is down by 3% in the last 24 hours and is currently trading at $2.18 per coin.