May 23, 2026·Neutral·critical issue

Verus Exploiter Returns $8.5M ETH; Bridge Patched

An exploiter of the Verus bridge returned approximately $8.5 million (4,052 ETH) after the project offered a bounty. The exploiter retained around $2.8 million (1,350 ETH) as a reward. Following the return, the Verus team patched the exploited bridge vulnerability and halted all affected components.

Detected & updated continuously · Source: Nebula

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Verus (vrsc)

Sources

@Blockcastcc

After Verus offered a bounty, the bridge exploiter returned 4,052 ETH (about $8.5 million), kept 1,350 ETH (around $2.8 million) as a reward, and the team patched the bridge and halted affected components. https://t.co/6KuamaDwJ3