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Cysic Hack: Attacker Moves $727,000 in Ether to Ethereum After Bridge Exploit

CoinCentral·October 19, 2026·1 min read
Cysic Hack: Attacker Moves $727,000 in Ether to Ethereum After Bridge Exploit

An attacker minted 10 million unauthorized CYS tokens on BNB Smart Chain Saturday, then sold 7.2 million and bridged about 306.6 ETH ($727,000) to Ethereum. Cysic suspended its bridge and blacklisted the address 76 minutes after the exploit, freezing about 2.8 million CYS. The mainnet remains unaffected.

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