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