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Binance’s BSC bridge is back after the 2M BNB exploit

Shortly after an attacker drained 2 million BNB from the cross-chain bridge, the BNB Smart Chain resumed its operations.

A message verification flaw in the BSC bridge was exploited by the attacker to transfer 2 million BNB, or about $590 million, into the Venus protocol.

Shortly after an attacker drained 2 million BNB from the cross-chain bridge, the BNB Smart Chain resumed its operations.

After a hacker moved about 2 million BNB, or about $590 million, to a Tether-blacklisted wallet on October 6, Binance announced the suspension of deposits and withdrawals from its BNB chain.

BNB chain validators shut down native cross-chain communication as they upgraded their nodes. The upgrade’s goal was to prevent the hacker from doing more damage.

The BNB Smart Chain has resumed operations, according to a Binance announcement made in the early hours of October 7.

According to an on-chain investigation by Paradigm Research Analyst @samczsun, the attacker sent 2 million BNB (roughly $568 million) into the Venus protocol using a message verification flaw discovered in the Binance bridge.

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