# Cronos resumes operations after Tectonic exploit

_Published Monday, August 31, 2026 at 6:07 PM EDT · Security · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Cronos resumed block production after halting its network following a price-manipulation attack on the Tectonic lending platform. The attacker inflated Tectonic's TONIC token price by 100 times and used it as collateral to borrow $74 million, according to the report. Blockchain security firm PeckShield said roughly $6 million in Ethereum was stolen, while the rest was stuck on Cronos. Cronos said it restored chain state to before the exploit and restarted block production at 23:49:01 UTC on August 30.

## Sources

- [BleepingComputer](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cronos-blockchain-restarts-after-74-million-tectonic-exploit/)

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Canonical: https://techandbusiness.org/newswire/F8fEFahFDwk0kClPCrmCS3
Published: 2026-08-31T22:07:10.125Z
Story chronology: 2026-08-30T23:49:01.000Z
Retrieved: 2026-10-16T13:04:24.911Z
Publisher: Tech & Business (techandbusiness.org)