A recent cyberattack on the Coreum cross-chain bridge led to a loss of approximately 200,000 XRP during a 97-minute window, raising concerns over the protocol’s security practices and quality assurance processes. Initial discussion on social media focused on a potential vulnerability in the XRP Ledger’s “rippling” feature, which some believed may have played a role in the breach. However, further analysis revealed that this theory did not account for the root cause of the exploit.