Blockaid stated WAX A multichain bridge was exploited, with the attacker withdrawing mapped tokens without making payment
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Blockaid stated WAX that a multichain bridge was under attack, and 5 transactions involved various assets, with the related losses approximately equivalent to the quantities listed.
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Security Alert:WAX A multichain bridge was exploited, with the attacker not making payment on the WAX side before withdrawing the mapped tokens
BlockBeats reported that October 22, the security company Blockaid stated that it had detected an ongoing attack on the WAX multichain bridge, involving WAX、Solana and Ethereum. The attacker withdrew mapped tokens without making payment on the WAX side, while the Solana and Ethereum sides still released the assets. The related losses reportedly include approximately 52,986 USDC、21,558 USDT、840 DAI、2.55 WETH and 0.11 WBTC, spread across 5 transactions.
Original link https://m.theblockbeats.info/flash/373236
Key points
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BlockBeats reported on October 22 this security alert.
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The security company Blockaid stated that it had detected WAX an ongoing attack on a multichain bridge.
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The reported attack involved WAX, Solana, and Ethereum.
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Blockaid stated that the attacker withdrew mapped tokens without making payment on the WAX side, while the Solana and Ethereum sides still released the assets.
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The related losses reportedly include approximately 52,986 USDC、21,558 USDT、840 DAI、2.55 WETH and 0.11 WBTC。
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The report stated that the related losses were spread across 5 transactions.
AI-assisted interpretation
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According to the report, this multichain bridge should have released the corresponding mapped tokens on Solana or Ethereum only after confirming payment on the WAX side; however, the attacker was alleged to have obtained these tokens despite not making payment. The above information comes from BlockBeats' account of Blockaid's statement.
Why it matters to readers
If the report is accurate, the bridge's payment verification or asset release process may have a security issue, and the listed assets have been counted among the related losses.
Users of WAX the multichain bridge or beginners holding the relevant mapped tokens should be alert to the risks, but the original text did not explain whether ordinary users were affected or provide any mitigation measures.
Risks and unknowns
The original text did not provide WAX confirmation from the multichain bridge operator.
The original text did not state whether the attack had stopped.
The listed losses and 5 transactions were not accompanied by independent on-chain verification details in the original text.
The original text did not state the cause of the vulnerability, remediation progress, destination of the funds, or recovery status.
The original text did not state the specific issuance and redemption status of the affected mapped tokens.
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