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Re:Poly Network hacker returns $258M after stealing $600M by r00f on Thursday August 12, 2021 @06:09AM (#28154326)
If developer didn't put size check in his software then it's not bug with RCE exploit, it's just doing what author has intended.

Where do we put a border?

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Re:Poly Network hacker returns $258M after stealing $600M by ethanbond on Thursday August 12, 2021 @06:32AM (#28154480)
Around the entire system saying, “this system’s behavior is not strictly/formally verified to mirror my exact intentions and behaviors can be defined as malignant or disallowed post-facto.”

But that’s antithetical to the value prop of smart contracts.

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