Dossier
Verus
Coverage of Verus in the Nexus archive.
- Verus bridge exploiter returns $8.5M after bounty offer
A hacker who exploited the Verus bridge returned $8.5 million in stolen funds, representing 75% of the total amount taken. The recovery was negotiated between the protocol and the attacker following a bounty offer made days after the initial exploit.
- Verus bridge exploiter returns 4,052 ETH, retains $2.8 million bounty: onchain analyst
An attacker who exploited the Verus bridge returned 4,052.4 ETH (worth $8.5 million) after the Verus team proposed a bounty framework. The exploiter retained approximately $2.8 million in bounty while returning the majority of stolen funds.