Web3 Gaming Network Sandbox Stops Base and BNB Chain Bridging After Exploit

Web3 gaming network Sandbox stops Base and BNB chain bridging after exploit

SAND bridge exploit contained after unbacked token mint

The Sandbox has contained a cross-chain bridge vulnerability that allowed an attacker to mint unbacked SAND on Base and BNB Smart Chain, with the project estimating the direct impact at less than 0.01% of the token’s 3 billion supply. The…

SAND Bridge Exploit at The Sandbox: Why Not to Trade SAND on Base and BNB Chain Now

If you are holding SAND on Base or on BNB Smart Chain, the short answer is this: leave those tokens alone for now. The studio behind the metaverse project The Sandbox announced on August 22, 2026 that its cross-chain bridge on those two networks had been attacked and that unbacked SAND tokens were...

Sandbox Pauses Base And BNB Chain Bridging After SAND Exploit

The first sign of trouble in a token exploit is often not the exploit itself, but the freeze that follows. The Sandbox moved quickly on August 22 to disable bridging on Base and BNB Chain, isolating SAND tokens after an exploit across those networks. The team also warned users not to trade SAND on Base and BNB, according to the original report. The immediate impact is small in supply terms, under 0.01% of SAND, but the operational response is la…

14.9 billion SAND tokens minted after Sandbox exploit: Report

Web 3 gaming project Sandbox has been exploited for $716M after a hacker minted nearly 15B SAND tokens across Base and BSC Chain.