The Sandbox
The Sandbox minted 329 trillion unbacked SAND tokens in 5 hours and only $675K was stolen
A bridge configuration flaw on Base and BNB Smart Chain let attackers hijack LayerZero delegate permissions, mint trillions of phantom SAND tokens, and drain roughly $675,000 from the Ethereum vault before the team shut everything down.
The Sandbox to reimburse SAND holders after 14.7M token bridge exploit
The Sandbox has pledged to reimburse eligible SAND holders 1:1 after an Aug. 21 bridge exploit drained about 14.7 million tokens worth roughly $700,000 from an Ethereum vault. According to The Sandbox's Aug.
The Sandbox's $49 billion phantom mint: how a bridge exploit created unbacked SAND tokens
An attacker weaponized a single ERC-20 function to hijack LayerZero delegate permissions and mint 329 trillion unbacked SAND on Base, yet the actual reserve drain totaled just $675,000, exposing both the fragility and the hidden safeguards of cross-chain token architecture.
SAND Bridge Exploit at The Sandbox: Why Not to Trade SAND on Base and BNB Chain Now
An attack on The Sandbox's cross-chain bridge created unbacked SAND tokens on Base and BNB Smart Chain on August 22, 2026. Bridging is halted; holdings on Ethereum and Polygon are unaffected, according to the studio.
The Sandbox (SAND) Bridge Exploit: Attacker Mints 14.9B Unbacked Tokens on Base Network
On August 22, 2026, a security breach granted an unauthorized party unrestricted minting capabilities on The Sandbox's SAND smart contract operating on Base, which utilizes Layer Zero's Omnichain Fungible Token framework for multi-chain token transfers.
14.9 billion SAND tokens minted after Sandbox exploit: Report
Sandbox team said the exploit was only isolated to Base and BSC networks and has been contained.
SAND Bridge Exploit: The Sandbox Isolates Base and BNB Chain After Unbacked Token Mint
The Sandbox disabled SAND bridging on Base and BNB Chain after an attacker minted unbacked tokens, while Ethereum and Polygon remained unaffected.
SAND bridge exploit contained after unbacked token mint
The Sandbox has contained a cross-chain bridge vulnerability that allowed an attacker to mint unbacked SAND on Base and BNB Smart Chain, with the project estimating the direct impact at less than 0.01% of the token's 3 billion supply.
Sandbox up 10% – Are SAND whales winning the battle against smart money?
Analyzing why Sandbox was the highest gainer among other gaming tokens.
