An ongoing exploit on the Verus-Ethereum Bridge has drained $11.58 million in assets, according to security firm Blockaid. The vulnerability remains active, indicating the attack is still underway and the bridge has not yet been fully secured.

Security firms have flagged a live exploit targeting the Verus-Ethereum bridge, with losses already reaching approximately $11.6 million.

Peckshield flagged that the Verus-Ethereum bridge has been drained for 103.6 tBTC, 1,625 ETH, and 147,000 USDC.

The latest attack adds to growing string of cross-chain infrastructure exploits.

Peckshield tracked 8 major bridge hacks in 2026 totaling $328.6M. From KelpDAO's $300M Layerzero breach to the Verus bridge drain, cross-chain security is in crisis.

The Verus-Ethereum bridge lost $11.5M on May 18, 2026. Blockaid flagged the exploit live and onchain data traces the attacker's wallet to a Tornado Cash seed.

An ongoing exploit on the Verus-Ethereum Bridge has drained $11.58 million in assets, according to security firm Blockaid. The vulnerability remains active, indicating the attack…

The Verus Ethereum bridge was reportedly exploited for $11.58 million after attackers used forged cross-chain transfer data to drain Ether, USDC and tBTC.