Arbitrum ecosystem protocol AFX cross-chain bridge attacked, approximately 24.15 million USDC stolen

The cross-chain bridge operated by Arbitrum ecosystem protocol AFX was attacked at 5:30 on July 23 (UTC+8), resulting in the theft of approximately 24.15 million USDC. Blockaid is working with the Arbitrum team to respond to the incident and assist in freezing the funds. Offchain Labs co-founder Steven Goldfeder confirmed that the transaction originated from a third-party protocol and that the native Arbitrum bridge was not affected.