Payy Network Confirms Ethereum Cross-Chain Contract Hacked, Entire Balance Stolen

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Payy Network announced on-chain that its Ethereum cross-chain contract was compromised, resulting in the complete theft of its balance. All transactions have been paused. Network upgrade plans have been put on hold as the team collaborates with law enforcement and security firms. Previously, 1.8 million USDC were transferred from Payy, with the stolen funds traced to Railgun and subsequently divided among three ETH addresses.

BlockBeats report: On September 24, the privacy-focused stablecoin payment network Payy Network officially confirmed that its cross-chain contract on Ethereum was compromised, resulting in the theft of its entire balance. An investigation is ongoing, and all Payy Network transactions—including deposits, withdrawals, and transfers—have been suspended. Payy has notified law enforcement and is collaborating with multiple incident response organizations.


Earlier today, Specter Investigation detected a suspected attack on the privacy-focused stablecoin payment network Payy Network, during which approximately 1.8 million USDC were transferred. The attacker initially acquired funds via the privacy protocol Railgun, then exchanged the stolen USDC for ETH and dispersed the funds across three addresses.

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