# The Sandbox Confirms 14.7 Million SAND Drained From Ethereum Vault in Bridge Exploit

In Brief: A security exploit cost The Sandbox 14,742,341.84 SAND taken from its Ethereum vault. Weaknesses in the LayerZero bridge on Base and BNB Chain opened the door for the attacker to mint tokens without authorization. SAND on Ethereum and Polygon was never compromised, but the episode is anoth

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| Published | 26 August 2026 |

Source: https://egamers.io/the-sandbox-confirms-14-7-million-sand-drained-from-ethereum-vault-in-bridge-exploit/