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Verus suffers $11.5M hack as bridge-related exploits hit $329M in 2026
May 18, 2026
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by Hannah Collymore
for CryptoPolitan
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On May 18 an attacker drained approximately $11.5 million from the Verus-Ethereum bridge using a forged Merkle proof, exposing a critical cross-chain bridge security flaw. The exploit raises 2026's total cross-chain bridge losses to $328.6 million and underscores mounting DeFi security risks that could hurt adoption, token flows between DEXs and CEXs, and confidence in crypto bridges.
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On May 18, an attacker drained approximately $11.5 million from the Verus-Ethereum bridge using a forged Merkle proof. This event adds to the growing number of cross-chain bridge exploits that have now reached $328.6 million in 2026 alone. The Verus-Ethereum bridge is the latest to suffer an exploit in a month that seems to have...
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