Security· ★★· bearish·

Autheo tells users to halt THEO trading after $1.7M bridge exploit

  • —Oct. 12 exploit minted 19M unbacked THEO via Hyperlane on Base
  • —Roughly 700.8 ETH (~$1.76M) taken and bridged to Ethereum mainnet
  • —THEO trades at $0.0001716 on Uniswap V4, down 4.37% on the day
  • —Autheo has not disclosed total losses or remediation plans
Why it matters: The incident highlights single-relayer-key risk in bridges, leaving THEO holders unable to exit the token until the review concludes.
Source: The Crypto Times