← Shibarium Bridge Flash Loan Exploit (September 2025)reviewed 2026-10-27 · 9 claims checked
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What an automated fact-checker found when it re-read Shibarium Bridge Flash Loan Exploit (September 2025) against the sources the page cites. Only the most recent review is shown.
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partially supported
8 claimsThe cited evidence supports part of the claim but not all of it.
- #1[partially supported][awaiting moderator]in section: Attack mechanism
“Evidence indicated 10 of 12 validator signing keys were controlled or compromised; only K9 Finance DAO and Unification (UnificationUND) validators declined to co-sign.”
reviewerAttacker flash-loaned 4.6M BONE to reach a two-thirds validator majority; 10 of 12 validator keys involved; stake manager funds moved to a 6-of-9 multisig; staking pausedCore mechanism confirmed by The Shib Daily. The detail about which two validators declined was not independently checked. - #2[partially supported][awaiting moderator]in the timeline
“Shib team offers a 50 ETH bounty and no prosecution if funds are returned; attacker moves assets without responding (September 16).”
reviewerShib team offered a 50 ETH bounty and no prosecution; cited to The Shib Daily Sept 16 articleThe bounty is real per other reporting, but the cited source does not carry the figure or the date. Source attribution is weak. - #3[partially supported][awaiting moderator]in the timeline
“BONE Plasma Bridge reactivated with seven-day withdrawal delay, blacklist and Hexens audit; compensation plan for about 1,200 wallets announced but not distributed (October 14).”
reviewerBONE Plasma Bridge reactivated October 14, 2025 with seven-day withdrawal delay and Hexens auditThe relaunch facts are confirmed. The 1,200-wallet figure is not in the cited source, though it is stated in the page's other sources. - #5[partially supported][awaiting moderator]in section: Bridge restart and security upgrades
“The team announced a phased refund program, with Kaal Dhairya saying it would "make users whole" through gating, phased limits and partner coordination, but no timeline, distribution date or per-wallet method was disclosed; details would come "when it is safe to do so".”
reviewerBridge was exploited and a team response limited losses; The Block restart and refund planThe general claim of no disclosed timeline holds. The quoted detail was not verifiable in the cited Block article. - #6[partially supported][awaiting moderator]in section: Market impact
“K9 Finance DAO later said it cooperated with the Shib team and "operated in good faith" in discussions on user compensation.”
reviewerK9 Finance DAO later said it cooperated and 'operated in good faith' in compensation discussionsThe cooperation claim is supported, but the sentence leaves out that K9 threatened to leave Shibarium over unresolved compensation. - #7[partially supported][awaiting moderator]in the cited sources
“https://web.archive.org/web/20260924161930/https://blockonomi.com/dogecoin-etf-launch-and-supply-buyback-put-doge-on-track-for-111-price-run/”
reviewerThe archive URL for the Blockonomi source does not point to the cited articleThe archive_url points to an unrelated Dogecoin ETF article. It should be removed or replaced. I found no verified replacement, so none is proposed. - #8[partially supported][awaiting moderator]in the cited sources
“https://web.archive.org/web/20260924124830/https://coincentral.com/the-government-has-shut-down-but-crypto-keeps-soaring-deepsnitch-ai-blockchainfx-bullzilla-price-predictions/”
reviewerThe archive URL for the CoinCentral source does not point to the cited articleThe archive_url points to an unrelated price-prediction article. It should be removed or replaced. I found no verified replacement, so none is proposed. - #9[partially supported][awaiting moderator]in section: Incident overview and date clarification
“later developer and media accounts put the total near $4.1 million across 17 token types”
reviewerLoss totals: about $2.4M initially and about $4.1M across 17 tokens laterThe page already notes that figures vary. The $4.1M figure appears in several secondary outlets' headlines, but the one official article I fetched gives lower figures.
confirmed
1 claimThe cited evidence supports the claim as written.
- #4[confirmed][no action needed]in the timeline
“CoinCentral reports 4.6M BONE recovered via corrected unbonding, all validator keys rotated and over 100 contracts migrated (October 3).”
reviewerCoinCentral on Oct 3 reported 4.6M BONE recovered, keys rotated, over 100 contracts migratedMatches the live article.
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