Chainflip Reports $736K Loss in TRON USDT Exploit

Chainflip lost 736,442 USDT after an attacker exploited its TRON USDT integration, forcing the protocol to pause operations temporarily.

Chainflip lost 736,442.17 USDT after an attacker exploited its TRON USDT integration on September 12. The attacker made 6 unauthorized payouts before Chainflip halted the network.

Chainflip reported the incident on September 13, and developers are working on a fix. In the meantime, the network is being suspended as the team works on a restart plan.

Chainflip Loses 736,442 USDT Through Unauthorized Payouts

Chainflip said the attacker stole a total of 736,442.17 USDT through 6 unauthorized payouts. This is the amount extracted in the exploit.

An update on yesterday's exploit affecting Tron USDT.

736,442.17 USDT was taken. All other funds are unaffected and secure, and impacted users will be made whole.

The network stays paused while we finalise the fix and the restart plan.

Full update: https://t.co/LTWSqLBOn3

- CHAINFLIP (@Chainflip) September 13, 2026

One legit user swap valued at 115,654.41 USDT is not paid separately. This loss does not include that amount of USDT.

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