Verus halted the entire Verus network after the exploit was detected in hopes of limiting further damage.
The exploiter later accepted a bounty offer by Verus, returning 4,052 ETH (~$8.5 million) while keeping the remaining ~25% as a "bounty".
Verus bridge hacked for $11.6 million
An attacker stole $11.6 million in various crypto assets from the Verus–Ethereum bridge, which allows users to use tokens from the Verus network on the Ethereum chain and vice versa. The attacker then swapped the tokens for ETH, limiting the ability for issuers of more centralized tokens to freeze the stolen assets.