Cysic Offers 10% Bounty After Bridge Exploit Sends $744K to Tornado Cash

TradingGain Newsroom·7d ago·23 Oct 2026, 10:13 UTC

An attacker exploited Cysic's bridge and minted 10 million tokens on BNB Smart Chain. The attacker then moved $744,000 in ETH and BNB to Tornado Cash. Cysic has offered a 10% bounty, which signals a serious security problem that traders should take seriously.

Why it matters

• The exploit let the attacker mint 10 million tokens on BNB Smart Chain.
• About $744,000 in ETH and BNB was moved to Tornado Cash, which can make funds harder to trace.
• Security failures in bridges can damage trust in tokens linked to the affected project.

What to watch next

Watch whether the attacker accepts Cysic's 10% bounty and whether Cysic shares more details about the bridge exploit.