Cross-Chain Bridge Loses $180M in Validator Compromise
Attackers exploited a vulnerability in the bridge's multi-party computation signing process.
A major cross-chain bridge connecting two leading proof-of-stake networks suffered a $180 million exploit late Sunday, after attackers compromised the threshold of validators required to authorise withdrawals from the bridge's collateral pool.\n\nA post-mortem published by the protocol team attributes the breach to a vulnerability in the multi-party computation signing process used by participating validators. The team has paused the bridge, engaged forensics firms to trace the funds, and offered a 10 percent bounty for the safe return of the assets.
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