Aethir Security Reminder: Successfully curb cross-chain bridge attacks; user loss compensation plan to be announced next week

MeNews · 2026-04-10T09:23:32+00:00

Aethir issues a security announcement, successfully preventing malicious attacks on the ATH token cross-chain bridge, with limited impact and total losses below $90k. The company will provide a compensation plan and collaborate with trading platforms to track down the attackers. At the same time, they will remain transparent and continue updating the community on progress.

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2026-04-10 09:23:32

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ME News Report, April 10th (UTC+8), according to official sources, Aethir announced today that the team has detected and successfully contained a malicious attack on the ATH token cross-chain bridge contract. After the incident, all affected contracts were quickly disconnected, and the related vulnerabilities have been effectively controlled. The official statement said that the core supply of the ATH token on the Ethereum mainnet remains intact and unaffected, and the ETH-ARB cross-chain bridge on Squid was also not impacted.
The overall impact of this security incident on users was relatively limited, with total losses below $90k. Aethir stated that a full compensation plan will be announced next week, and they are actively working with multiple exchanges and law enforcement agencies to freeze related funds and track down the attackers.
Aethir emphasized maintaining full transparency and will continue to update the community on the progress of the incident. As further monitoring of related funds continues, the complete list of attacker wallets will be published through the official Discord community, along with a detailed report disclosing the incident details, affected users, and compensation mechanisms.
Aethir stated that the platform is currently operating normally and thanked the community for their patience, trust, and ongoing support during this period. (Source: BlockBeats)

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