Question 1

How was the Adshares bridge exploited?

Accepted Answer

The attacker used the bridge-minter EOA to sign three wrapTo() calls referencing non-existent native-chain transaction IDs, minting unbacked wADS tokens on Ethereum that were then swapped for approximately 148.5 ETH and $305,000 in USDC.

Question 2

How much of the stolen Adshares funds have been returned?

Accepted Answer

PeckShieldAlert reported that the exploiter refunded 256 ETH, worth approximately $540,700, to the deployer address, representing about 86% of the estimated $628,000 loss.

Question 3

Has Adshares officially confirmed a bounty offer or recovery plan?

Accepted Answer

As of May 18, no public postmortem, official bounty notice, or signed recovery statement from Adshares has been identified by independent outlets.

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Adshares bridge exploiter returns 256 ETH after $628K hack as analysts warn of recovery scams

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Adshares bridge exploiter returns 256 ETH after $628K hack as analysts warn of recovery scams

One sharp brief.Every day.

One sharp brief.
Every day.