The Verus network is now suspended, and if the attacker returns the funds, a bounty for the vulnerability will be offered

Verus posted on the X platform confirming that the Verus-Ethereum cross-chain bridge has been attacked, resulting in the theft of ETH, USDC, and tBTC from the Ethereum chain contracts. Currently, other bridged assets have not been affected. The Verus network has now suspended operations, and most block-producing nodes have proactively gone offline after experiencing the impact of the attack. The development team is working diligently to investigate the scope of the incident, the attack path, and subsequent handling plans, and will announce progress after confirming more information.

Verus stated that it is willing to cooperate with relevant law enforcement agencies to pursue legal responsibility; however, if the attacker fully returns the funds, the project team is willing to offer a bug bounty and will not pursue further accountability. Verus also reminds that anyone claiming to be a member of the Verus team or community and offering "compensation" or "reimbursement plans" in public channels, private messages, or other channels are scammers. The official emphasizes not to interact with anyone claiming to have compensation projects or offering reimbursement, and to promptly report relevant accounts to Discord or the X platform.

Earlier reports indicated that the Verus Ethereum cross-chain bridge was attacked, resulting in losses of approximately $11.58 million.