Blockaid: Ankr Cross-Chain Bridge Attacked, Approximately $292,000 Stolen

on November 9, according to monitoring by Blockaid, Ankr's Ethereum cross-chain bridge was attacked, with approximately $292,000 worth of assets transferred out across roughly 5 transactions. The attack is ongoing.

Blockaid stated that the attacker submitted five withdrawal calls to the cross-chain bridge, leveraging a small deposit on Optimism to unlock all assets locked in the bridge and transfer them to a new wallet.