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Aug 28, 2026

Cosmos EVM vulnerability exploited across six blockchains after four-month delay, draining nearly $6 million

Hackers exploited a critical balance-handling flaw in the Cosmos EVM module to drain funds from six blockchains between August 20-25, 2026. Cosmos Labs had identified the vulnerability affecting approximately 40 blockchains but failed to act for four months before the attacks occurred.

Aug 28, 2026·2 sources
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Aug 25, 2026

Cosmos Labs faces backlash over disclosure of bug affecting four blockchains

Cosmos Labs has drawn criticism from the crypto security community over its handling of a bug disclosure in its Cosmos EVM module, which has caused issues across four blockchain networks using the module.

Aug 25, 2026·1 source
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Aug 24, 2026

Cosmos EVM security incident affects three blockchain networks

Cosmos Labs confirmed an ongoing security incident affecting users of the Cosmos EVM module, with three networks disclosing impact and validators halting block production.

Aug 24, 2026·2 sources
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Top claims

  • ▪Cosmos Labs initially misjudged the vulnerability as posing no risk to live networks, incorrectly concluding it only affected non-18-decimal networks rather than all Cosmos EVM chains.
  • ▪The attacker on MANTRA moved 600 million tokens from a burn address and 120.9 million tokens from a legacy genesis-era multisig.
  • ▪The Cosmos EVM vulnerability exposed a security gap spanning around 40 blockchains within the broader Cosmos ecosystem.

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Blockchain interoperabilityBlockchain governanceEthereum Virtual Machine (EVM)Smart contract vulnerabilitiesVulnerability disclosureSmart contractsCryptoCrypto hacksLayer 1s

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