Verus Network Paused Following Ethereum Bridge Attack, Offers Bounty for Fund Return

Mars Finance reports that Verus has confirmed on X that the Verus-Ethereum cross-chain bridge was attacked, resulting in the theft of ETH, USDC, and tBTC from the Ethereum smart contract. Other bridged assets remain unaffected. The Verus network has been suspended, and most block-producing nodes have voluntarily gone offline following the attack’s impact. The development team is urgently investigating the scope of the incident, the attack vector, and subsequent response measures, and will provide updates as more information becomes available. Verus stated it is willing to cooperate with relevant law enforcement agencies to pursue legal accountability; however, if the attacker fully returns the stolen funds, the project team is willing to offer a bug bounty and refrain from further pursuit. Verus also warns that anyone claiming to be a member of the Verus team or community and offering “reimbursements” or “compensation plans” via public channels, direct messages, or other means is a scammer. The official team emphasizes that users should not interact with anyone claiming to offer compensation or reimbursement and should promptly report suspicious accounts on Discord or X. Previously, it was reported that the Verus-Ethereum bridge attack resulted in losses of approximately $11.58 million.