The Sandbox Contains Bridge Exploit After Unbacked SAND Minted on Base and BSC
The Sandbox said it has contained a vulnerability in the SAND cross-chain bridge on Base and BNB Smart Chain after an attacker minted unbacked tokens on both networks. The project put the impact at under 0.01% of the total SAND supply. It said that tokens on Ethereum (ETH) and Polygon (POL) are unaffected and that The post The Sandbox Contains Bridge Exploit After Unbacked SAND Minted on Base and BSC appeared first on BeInCrypto.
Key Takeaways
- The Sandbox said it has contained a vulnerability in the SAND cross-chain bridge on Base and BNB Smart Chain after an attacker minted unbacked tokens on both networks.
- The project put the impact at under 0.01% of the total SAND supply.
- It said that tokens on Ethereum (ETH) and Polygon (POL) are unaffected and that The post The Sandbox Contains Bridge Exploit After Unbacked SAND Minted on Base and BSC appeared first on BeInCrypto.
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