259All-time rank

Verus-Ethereum Bridge

Jul 22, 2026

$7.5M

Lost

$7.5M

Recovered

Net loss

$7.5M

Unrecovered0% recovered

01 VRSC transaction triggered unbacked ETH/tBTC payouts due to missing deposit verification. The vulnerability repeated from May and was never patched.

Target: Bridge
Classification: Bridge & Cross-Chain
Technique: Forged Proof
Attribution: Unknown
Chains

Event timeline

Jul 22, 2026
Exploit executed — $7.5M drained via forged proof
Attributed to Unknown
Recovery status Unrecovered 0%

Data credits

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