The exploiter sent a zero-token transfer to the deposit address and managed to trigger the same error again, leading to continued empty block mining.

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The exploiter sent a zero-token transfer to the deposit address and managed to trigger the same error again, leading to continued empty block mining.

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Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade on Sepolia faces disruptions, unknown attacker mines empty blocks

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Ethereum’s Sepolia attacker exploited a little-known ERC-20 feature allowing zero-token transfers. By sending a 0-token transaction to Sepolia’s deposit contract, they disrupted the network, causing empty block mining.

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