Hack history / 2026 / Hack or exploit
Vara Bridge
Hack or exploit on Oct 19, 2026 · Proof Verifier Bug
ONE SOURCE · 1 SOURCE
Lost
$13K
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#2,223
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
An attacker reportedly exploited Vara Bridge's cross-chain proof verification process to submit fraudulent Merkle roots representing outbound messages from Vara. These roots allegedly enabled unauthorized messages to be processed on Ethereum, resulting in approximately $12,776 in losses
Details
- Date
- Oct 19, 2026
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Proof Verifier Bug
- How in
- Bridge and cross-chain
- Target
- DeFi protocol
- Chains
- Ethereum
Reported by
Related incidents
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Vara Bridge hack, Oct 19, 2026: $13K lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht67eca50291/ (data as of 2026-10-31).