Exploit

Highlights: Aethir has contained a bridge exploit and capped reported user losses below $90,000. The main ATH supply on Ethereum stayed intact, while the ETH-ARB bridge on Squid remained unaffected. A compensation plan, attacker wallet list, and post-mortem are planned […]

Highlights: Drift Protocol has opened on-chain talks with wallets tied to the stolen funds. The exploit has expanded, affecting at least 20 Solana protocols. Cyvers said the attacker likely prepared the operation days earlier. The Solana-based decentralized exchange (DEX) Drift […]

Highlights: Truebit Protocol lost $26.6M after attackers exploited an outdated smart contract flaw. The TRU token collapsed from $0.16 to near zero within hours. Legacy DeFi contracts continue attracting attackers seeking mispriced minting functions. Truebit Protocol suffered a major security […]

Highlights: Upbit has uncovered a critical wallet flaw enabling private key exposure during an emergency investigation. The exchange confirmed $30 million in total losses, with $26 million affecting customer holdings. Security overhaul and law enforcement cooperation continue as Upbit pledges […]

Highlights: Balancer proposes an $8M reimbursement plan for affected liquidity providers. The $8M will be repaid in kind to users from recovered assets. White-hat hackers get 10% bounties for successful rescue operations. Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Balancer has proposed a […]

Highlights: The GANA Payment exploit has drained over $3 million in assets. Funds were laundered across both BNB Smart Chain and Ethereum. The attacker used Tornado Cash for mixing funds and making recovery difficult. Decentralized payment token project GANA Payment […]

Highlights: Hackers drained $17,000 in USDC through 402Bridge’s leaked private key. Over 200 users lost funds after granting contract approvals. 402Bridge halted operations and reported the breach to authorities. The 402Bridge site has suffered a serious breach, leading to the […]

Highlights: Bunni cites a rounding flaw in withdrawals as the cause of the $8.4M flash loan exploit. The attacker drained funds using 44 small withdrawals and price manipulation. Bunni offers a 10% bounty to recover the remaining stolen assets. Decentralized […]

Highlights: BTCTurk hacked with losses reaching $48M in multi-chain transfers. The hacker moved assets to two addresses and began swaps. Deposits and withdrawals remain suspended during the investigation. BTCTurk, a Turkish cryptocurrency exchange, has paused crypto deposits and withdrawals after […]

Highlights: Hackers have stolen 58.2 BTC worth $7 million from memecoin launchpad Odin.fun. The breach involved a liquidity manipulation using worthless tokens like SATOSHI. Odin.fun is working with law enforcement and plans user compensation. On August 13, blockchain security company […]

Highlights: Token price manipulation led to the smart contract attack on Resupply Stablecoin Protocol, which lost $9.5 million. The attacker inflated cvcrvUSD’s value and borrowed reUSD using minimal collateral. Resupply has paused the affected contract and launched an ongoing investigation. […]

Highlights: CoinStats exploit affected 1,590 wallets, leading to nearly $1 million in ETH being moved to Tornado Cash. CertiK reported two wallets linked to the CoinStats exploit moved $959,000 in ETH to a crypto mixer. CoinStats initiated security enhancements and […]