PeckShield: Verus hackers have converted stolen assets into approximately 5402.4 ETH
By: www.chaincatcher.com|2026/05/19 20:45:03
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According to monitoring by PeckShield, Verus's Verus-Ethereum Bridge has been hacked, with lost assets including 103.6 tBTC, 1625 ETH, and 147,000 USDC. The hacker subsequently exchanged the stolen assets for approximately 5402.4 ETH. The attacker's address obtained an initial fund of 1 ETH about 14 hours ago through the mixing protocol Tornado Cash.
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