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Hedera Network (2026) — Crypto Hack

Suspected

Jul 11, 2026·

HederaEthereum

Amount Stolen

$5.3M

~2,360 ETH (~$4.25M) + 15.58 WBTC (~$1M)

Recovered

Suspected exploit on Hedera network moved ~$5.25M in assets from Hedera to Ethereum via the LayerZero bridge; Hedera has not officially confirmed.

Summary

Suspected exploit on Hedera network moved ~$5.25M in assets from Hedera to Ethereum via the LayerZero bridge; Hedera has not officially confirmed.

How It Was Compromised — Bridge via Cross-chain Bridge Exploit (Suspected)

BridgeCross-chain Bridge Exploit (Suspected)

On July 11, 2026, a suspected exploit on the Hedera network moved approximately $5.25M in assets from Hedera to Ethereum via the LayerZero bridge. The attacker funded a wallet with 1 ETH via Tornado Cash, bridged the assets, and swapped WBTC for ETH. The attacker wallet held approximately 2,360 ETH (~$4.25M) and 15.58 WBTC (~$1M). Hedera has not officially confirmed the incident. HBAR dropped approximately 2% following the reports.

Fund Flow & Laundering Analysis

Attacker funded wallet with 1 ETH via Tornado Cash. Bridged assets from Hedera to Ethereum via LayerZero, then swapped WBTC for ETH. Attacker wallets: 0x9A4966152F6e10b33Cb7a37975e8619816d6a494, 0xaf20D792A19fD42dCf697ceBa6100291D96dD93e.