zkLink Nova Ethereum escrow funds attacked

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On October 29, 2026, Cryptopolitan reported that zkLink Nova's Ethereum escrow funds had been attacked. The attacker exploited a publicly accessible relayer to inject a forged batch root into the system. The report stated that the attack caused the ETH balance in the Ethereum escrow to fall to approximately 0.001 ETH. The report did not provide information on an earlier time when the attack occurred, the attacker's identity, the amount of the loss, the destination of the stolen assets, or the project's subsequent response. According to the progress described in the report, the only confirmed change was that the escrow balance fell to approximately 0.001 ETH; the report did not state whether the funds had been recovered, whether services had been suspended, or whether the vulnerability had been fixed.

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