Written by Amin Haqshanas, Staff Writer. Reviewed by Bryan O’Shea, Staff Editor.
Written by Amin Haqshanas, Staff Writer.
Reviewed by Bryan O’Shea, Staff Editor.
THORChain confirms $10M exploit, rolls out recovery portal for affected users
Latest NewsPublishedMay 16, 2026
Recovery Efforts Underway After $10M Exploit on THORChain
The recent $10 million exploit on THORChain has left many users concerned about the security of their investments. However, the platform has swiftly responded by launching a recovery portal, allowing affected users to revoke malicious approvals and claim refunds. This move aims to provide a self-custodial path for users to recover their losses, backed by a treasury-provisioned refund pool of equal size.
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Exploit Details and Recovery Process
The attack, which occurred on May 11, resulted in the theft of 36.75 BTC and approximately $7 million in tokens across four chains, affecting 12,847 wallets. The recovery portal, which cites a post-mortem analysis, provides affected users with a 21-day window to submit claims, with the refund window closing on June 4. Any unclaimed allocation will roll over to the protocol’s insurance fund.
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A Shift in Crypto Security
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How THORChain was drained
In an incident update, THORChain said the leading theory is that the attacker exploited a vulnerability in the GG20 threshold signature scheme (TSS) implementation, which allowed sensitive vault key material to leak gradually. By accumulating enough of this leaked data over time, the attacker was able to reconstruct the vault’s private key and authorize unauthorized outbound transactions.
The protocol also noted that a newly churned node entered the network several days before the attack and is currently believed to be associated with it, with onchain links identified between the node’s bonding addresses and the wallets that received the stolen funds.
“The Treasury is actively collecting forensic data and coordinating with Outrider Analytics and relevant law enforcement agencies in an effort to identify the attacker and pursue recovery of stolen funds where possible,” the protocol wrote.
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Crypto hacks surged in April, with total losses reaching $629.7 million, the worst month for the industry since February 2025, when $1.47 billion was stolen. KelpDAO’s $293 million exploit and Drift Protocol’s $280 million hack drove the bulk of the damage, together representing 82% of April’s losses and cementing DeFi as the most targeted sector.
The pattern of attacks points to a shift in how protocols are being compromised, with bridges, privileged access and operational failures increasingly at the root of major incidents rather than straightforward smart contract bugs.
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