# Bridge and mint flaws drive a fresh run of DeFi thefts

Two cross-chain bridges and a token contract on BNB Chain were exploited in June, with losses ranging from roughly 121,000 dollars to 8.56 million, and one of the largest fully recovered.

- Published: 2026-06-30T10:35:17.610Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-06-30/bridge-and-mint-flaws-drive-a-fresh-run-of-defi-thefts
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [Rekt News](https://www.rekt.news/), [DeFiHackLabs](https://github.com/SunWeb3Sec/DeFiHackLabs/commit/745f32295950c0a8abdfcd0a55fb0d40cb0bdb4f), [Rekt News](https://www.rekt.news/)

A cluster of exploits documented over the past day reinforces a pattern that security trackers have noted for months. The costliest failures keep coming from bridges and unauthorized minting rather than from novel attacks. The largest was t…

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