Axelar-Secret IBC bridge exploit (2026-06-10): ~$4.67M unbacked saToken mint, attacker's Secret, Axelar, Osmosis, Ethereum and BSC wallets

  • Scam type: Hack
  • Chains: Cosmos ecosystem (Secret Network), Cosmos ecosystem (Axelar), Cosmos ecosystem (Osmosis), EVM
  • Project or site name: Secret Network (Axelar-Secret IBC bridge)
  • Incident date: 2026-06-10
  • Reported: 2026-10-23
  • Last updated: 2026-10-23

On 2026-06-10 an attacker made the Secret-side ics20-for-axelar bridge contract mint seven Axelar-bridged tokens (saUSDT, saUSDC, saWETH, saWBTC, saDAI, saWBNB, saWstETH) with nothing behind them, about $4.67M in total, then redeemed them through the real Axelar channel, which released the escrowed assets. Secret says Axelar informed it of the incident on 2026-06-17. Primary source: Secret Network, "Security incident: Axelar<>Secret IBC bridge exploit, June 10, 2026", posted 2026-06-19 (https://forum.scrt.network/t/security-incident-axelar-secret-ibc-bridge-exploit-june-10-2026/7995). It…

Other addresses in this report: secret154pdez8zazqh26wyuyu70nqraal3hkvf2f03vm, axelar1hzra9z4zn8q0w8f3dj2wnw0xgetu8dfdhl6ad8, osmo1hzra9z4zn8q0w8f3dj2wnw0xgetu8dfdm2l9s5, 0x6c2eab82ba2897a6e99fb6af018020da15123976, 0xe4cdbcb3887c74f75198e5d12d8668f57180da55

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