If you move assets through a cross-chain bridge, a pause request is a holding decision, not a recovery step. Connecting a wallet or signing an approval is what lets a bridge act on your funds. Withholding that signature limits new exposure while the facts are incomplete; it does not restore assets already reported lost and does not remove risk from positions already bridged.
ChainCatcher reported on November 11, 2026, that Across Protocol posted a warning on X on Tuesday. The protocol said it was investigating a potential security incident and asked users, for the time being, not to open its app, connect a wallet, sign transactions, or grant authorizations. Across did not describe the nature of the incident and did not confirm whether its website had been compromised. Across is a bridge that lets users transfer digital assets between Ethereum and other networks.
Several users on X reported losses. One user said they lost 9,000 USDC. Another said they lost 7,053 USDT0 on the Plasma network across seven transactions. A third user said their wallet was emptied after repeated use of the bridge and claimed the website had been compromised. These amounts and the compromise claim are user reports, not losses or a breach confirmed by Across. The protocol asked those users for transaction details so it could investigate.
The only check this notice supports is the one Across itself requested: do not use the app or sign anything on it until the investigation produces a clearer public finding. Accessibility of a bridge and the confidentiality of an approval are separate; an open investigation means the safer temporary choice is not to grant a new signature.
Original report: ChainCatcher, published November 11, 2026.
