Attack on DeFi Protocol 'Verus' Bridge, Possible Illicit Outflow of 1.8 Billion Yen

2026/05/19 11:42 (Updated 2026/05/19 14:00)
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Attack on DeFi Protocol 'Verus' Bridge, Possible Illicit Outflow of 1.8 Billion Yen

Targeted Attacks on Cross-Chain Bridges

Targeted Attacks on Cross-Chain Bridges DeFi (Decentralized Finance) protocol 'Verus' reported on the 18th that the bridge between Verus and Ethereum (ETH) was compromised. Assets including ETH, USDC, and tBTC were stolen from Ethereum-side contracts. Additionally, the Verus network has halted, and many block-producing nodes have gone offline, the team continued, discussing the extent of the damage...

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