Prior exploit count

Axelar Network's assessment for RD-F-077 — scored green on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.

Evidence summary #

Zero confirmed exploits with fund loss against Axelar's own protocol. Proprietary hacksdatabase search (190 entries) returned no Axelar-protocol exploit files. data-cache rekt.incidents=[] and defillama.hacks=[]. REKT News web search found no Axelar exploit writeup. The GNUS.AI May 2024 incident involved a compromised GNUS team private key and Axelar's bridge operated as designed; Axelar gateway security was not breached.

Sources #

URL
Axelar Network Bug Bounties — ImmunefiImmunefi program page — no historical payouts for Axelar exploits listed; only the 2024 responsible disclosure bountyretrieved 2026-05-17
URL
Discord Hacked, $1.27 Million Stolen, GNUS Launches Token Buyback and Bounty — CCNGNUS.AI exploit writeup confirms Axelar bridge operated correctly; exploit was of GNUS private key / token deployment secrets, not Axelar's gateway security modelretrieved 2026-05-17
Internal
Hacksdatabase search — no Axelar entriesProprietary hacksdatabase grep for axelar, axl, satellite, squid (case-insensitive) across ~190 hack entries; no Axelar-protocol exploit files foundretrieved 2026-05-17

Methodology #

Count the number of distinct incidents in the hack database affecting this protocol.

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rubric_version v1.7.0 protocol axelar factor RD-F-077 score green collected_at 2026-05-16 21:57:49