Gravity Bridge Hack

TOTAL LOST $5.4M
Medium

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Affected Chain 2026 Incident surface
Recovered - No recovery reported
All-Time Rank #407 By amount stolen
Protocol Type Bridge Target category

Incident Overview

Gravity Bridge is a decentralized Cosmos blockchain whose primary purpose is to secure the operation of bridges between blockchains.

Incident Report

Protocol / Project Gravity Bridge
Date of Incident
Primary Source View Post-Mortem

Protocol Information

Protocol Type Bridge
Official Website www.gravitybridge.net
Protocol Twitter/X @gravity_bridge

What Auditors Should Check

If you're auditing a protocol with similar architecture to Gravity Bridge, these are the critical security checks that could have prevented this incident (June 2026).

  • Review privileged functions (owner, admin, governance) for potential abuse vectors - centralization risks should be documented and bounded with timelocks or multi-sigs

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Sources & References

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