---
title: "Secret Network’s Axelar bridge drained for $4.67 million in infinite-mint exploit that went unnoticed for seven days"
url: https://thecoingazette.com/secret-networkaes-axelar-bridge-drained-for-4-67-million-in-infinite-mint-exploit-that-went-unnoticed-for-seven-days/
date: 2026-06-20
modified: 2026-06-21
author: "Coin Gazette Editorial"
description: "Secret Network says about $770,000 of the stolen funds still sits in the attacker's Axelar wallet, and that Axelar declined its request to freeze it."
categories:
  - "Axelar"
  - "Crypto News"
  - "Security"
tags:
  - "Axelar"
  - "bridge"
  - "Crypto Ecosystems"
  - "exploit"
  - "exploits"
  - "Funds"
  - "Hacks"
  - "ibc"
  - "Infinite-Mint"
  - "Network"
  - "secret-network"
  - "security"
  - "stolen"
  - "Wallet"
word_count: 25
---

# Secret Network’s Axelar bridge drained for $4.67 million in infinite-mint exploit that went unnoticed for seven days

Secret Network says about $770,000 of the stolen funds still sits in the attacker's Axelar wallet, and that Axelar declined its request to freeze it.