The SandboxSAND exploit compensation claims now open for holders
The Sandbox has opened the official SAND compensation claim process for holders affected by the August 22 bridge exploit. Anyone who held bridged SAND on Base or BNB Smart Chain before the exploit is eligible for full 1:1 compensation in SAND on Ethereum — individual wallets can claim at the dedicated claims link, while holders with SAND held via an exchange need no action.
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- SAND compensation claims are now open. If you held bridged SAND on Base or BNB Smart Chain before the August 22 exploit, you're eligible for full 1:1 compensation in SAND on Ethereum. • Individual wallets: claim at https://t.co/vL0qluXgcu • Held via an exchange: no action https://t.co/InSephZBHGx.com ↗
- SAND exploit compensation update - the official claim process for holders affected by the August 22 exploit will be live next week. - full details (eligibility, timeline, and how to claim) will be published in an article on X and on The Sandbox blog. https://t.co/PG3WYHzILJx.com ↗
- Update: Major exchanges have already re-opened SAND deposits on Ethereum and Polygon and are operating SAND normally. Both networks are unaffected and fully backed, and canonical Ethereum supply remains unchanged at 3,000,000,000 SAND. Replying to their earlier post: August 22 exploit Post-Mortem is now live. TL;DR: attacker drained 14,742,341.84 SAND (~0.5% of max supply) from the Ethereum vault via a bridge configuration flaw on Base/BSC. Ethereum and Polygon w…x.com ↗
- August 22 exploit Post-Mortem is now live. TL;DR: attacker drained 14,742,341.84 SAND (~0.5% of max supply) from the Ethereum vault via a bridge configuration flaw on Base/BSC. Ethereum and Polygon were never affected. We've reported the attacker's wallet to TRM Labs and https://t.co/FPKmrJznfEx.com ↗
- Update regarding the recent SAND bridge incident. As shared this past Saturday, the exploit was rapidly contained. Since then, our team has completed the on-chain forensic investigation in collaboration with external security partners. Root cause: on Base and BNB Chain, the https://t.co/MDDe9Zfwjgx.com ↗
- The Sandbox team has identified and fully contained a recent vulnerability regarding the SAND cross-chain bridge on Base and BNB Smart Chain (BSC). The impact is minimal, representing less than 0.01% of the total SAND token supply. SAND tokens on Ethereum and Polygon are NOTx.com ↗
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