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The Sandbox Confirms SAND Cross-Chain Bridge Vulnerability, Halts Bridge Functions

The Sandbox has confirmed a vulnerability in its SAND cross-chain bridge affecting the Base and BSC networks, and has suspended bridge functions to mitigate risks. The team is investigating the issue and will provide updates.

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A confirmed bridge vulnerability is the most serious class of incident in tokenized ecosystems, because bridges hold pooled assets rather than user-specific balances, so a single exploit can drain reserves backing every bridged SAND. The suspension affects holders moving SAND between Base and BSC, and it implicitly raises questions about how much value was exposed during the window before the halt. Whether the team discloses the scope of any loss, and whether bridge operations resume with a full post-mortem, is the open question.

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