Security incident · 2026-10-22
WAX Multi-Chain Bridge
According to the public DefiLlama incident dataset, WAX Multi-Chain Bridge (Solana, Ethereum, WAX) suffered a security incident on 2026-10-22, with about $91K reported lost.
| Date | 2026-10-22 |
|---|---|
| Reported loss | $91K |
| Chain | Solana, Ethereum, WAX |
| Target type | DeFi Protocol |
| Technique class | Input Validation |
| Technique | Missing Input Validation |
| Bridge incident | Yes |
| Within 2026 | #245 by loss that year, 0.0% of all reported losses that year |
How this kind of attack works
The contract did not check the parameters it received, and the attacker passed crafted data that made it do something it should not.
Would a pre-payment check have helped
Missing input validation is a contract code defect for code audits.
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