THORChain Router Suspected of Attack, $7.2M Lost

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On-chain news emerged on May 15, 2026, as Cyvers flagged a security breach involving the THORChain router. The alert revealed suspicious transactions totaling $7.2 million across Bitcoin, Ethereum, BSC, and Base. Assets including USDT, USDC, WBTC, and others were transferred and converted to ETH, ultimately ending up at the address 0xd477b69551f49C0519F9B18c55030676138890Bd. Cyvers urged users to assess their risk exposure and adopt its security tools for protection.

BlockBeats report: On May 15, security monitoring firm Cyvers issued an alert stating that its system detected approximately $7.2 million in suspicious transactions involving the THORChain router across multiple networks, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, BSC, and Base.

The report indicates that the involved assets include various cryptocurrencies such as USDT, USDC, WBTC, DAI, THOR, LUSD, XRUNE, GUSD, AAVE, LINK, and FOX.

All related funds have been uniformly converted to ETH and ultimately consolidated into the same address:

0xd477b69551f49C0519F9B18c55030676138890Bd.

Cyvers reminds users to be aware of associated risks and indicates that security assessments can be conducted using its provided security solutions.

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