XRP Bridge Drained of $200,000 After Software Mistook Fake Deposits for Real Ones

TLDR

• Nearly 200,000 XRP worth around $200,000 was drained from a bridge linking the XRP Ledger to the Coreum (tx) blockchain on August 9
• A software flaw let the attacker create fake deposit records without actually sending any XRP to the bridge
• The bridge’s relayers, seeing valid-looking records, signed off on 94 real XRP withdrawals over 97 minutes
• The stolen XRP was moved through multiple wallets within hours of the attack
• The bridge has been halted, the flaw has been fixed, and a complaint has been filed with the FBI

An attacker drained nearly 200,000 XRP from a blockchain bridge on August 9 by exploiting a software flaw that let fake deposits trigger real withdrawals.

An update on the XRPL bridge incident.

On August 9, the tx XRPL bridge was exploited and XRP was drained from the bridge's reserve wallet on the XRP Ledger. The bridge has been halted, the vulnerability has been identified, and all potential remedies are being evaluated. This…

- tx (@txEcosystem) August 11, 2026

The bridge connected the XRP Ledger to Coreum, a blockchain that rebranded this March as tx, which focuses on tokenizing real-world assets.

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