SAND2026-08-22 02:11:28SAND Faces Suspected Infinite Mint Bug as Over 500 Million Tokens Are MintedBlockBeats said on Aug. 22 that SAND, The Sandbox’s native token on Base, may have suffered a serious security flaw that gave an attacker minting rights. On-chain data shows more than 500 million SAND have already been minted, and the activity is still ongoing. The Sandbox has not issued an official response. The cause of the bug, the source of the attacker’s permissions, and where the newly minted tokens went remain unconfirmed.1260
Secret Networ2026-06-21 15:24:52Secret Network Axelar Bridge Hit by Infinite Mint Attack, About $4.67M StolenSecret Network’s Axelar bridge was exploited around June 20 through an infinite mint vulnerability. The attacker minted tokens out of thin air and stole about $4.67 million, while Secret Network and Axelar say the flaw has been fixed.550
Axelar2026-06-20 15:49:45Axelar Says Secret Network-Related Incident Did Not Compromise Axelar or IBCAxelar Network said the recent Secret Network-related security incident stemmed from a third-party token contract fork that removed key security checks, creating an “infinite mint” vulnerability. Axelar said neither Axelar nor IBC was attacked or compromised.560
