Verus-Ethereum bridge drained for $11.5M in forged proof exploit

On May 18, an attacker drained approximately $11.5 million from the Verus-Ethereum bridge using a forged Merkle proof. This event adds to the growing number of cross-chain bridge exploits that have now reached $328.6 million in 2026 alone. The Verus-Ethereum bridge is the latest to suffer an exploit in a month that seems to have...