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Third-Party Module Exploit Drains $3.2 Million from Gnosis Safe Wallets Across Ethereum and Base.
A sophisticated exploit targeting a third-party Gnosis Safe module resulted in the theft of approximately $3.2 million from 86 distinct Gnosis Safe wallets operating across both the Ethereum mainnet and the Base layer-2 network. The incident, which unfolded rapidly over roughly two hours, has prompted swift investigation by leading blockchain security firms and a categorical…
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The KelpDAO Exploit: Analyzing the $292 Million Trust-Layer Breach and the Future of Cross-Chain Security
On-chain, the transactions appeared entirely legitimate: messages were relayed, signatures were verified, and 116,500 rsETH—valued at approximately $292 million—was moved out of a LayerZero-based bridge contract on the Ethereum mainnet. The calldata showed no signs of an exploit, yet the underlying reality was a catastrophic breach of trust. Locked rsETH was illegitimately released from KelpDAO’s…
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MAP Protocol Pauses Bridge Operations Following Exploit Targeting Butter Bridge V3.1
MAP Protocol has temporarily halted its bridge operations connecting MAPO ERC-20 tokens on Ethereum with its native MAPO mainnet following a security incident that affected its Butter Bridge V3.1. This decisive action, a standard protocol for mitigating damage during crypto security breaches, aims to contain the potential fallout while the development team conducts a thorough…
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Garden Finance Suffers $11 Million Exploit Through Compromised Solver, Highlighting Persistent Bridge Vulnerabilities
Garden Finance, a prominent cross-chain bridge protocol, has become the latest victim of a significant security breach, reportedly losing approximately $11 million. The exploit was orchestrated by a compromised solver, a critical component responsible for facilitating transactions across different blockchain networks. In the wake of the incident, Garden Finance has announced a 10% bounty for…
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The KelpDAO Bridge Exploit and the Vulnerability of Off-Chain Verification Layers in Cross-Chain Protocols
The decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem recently witnessed one of the most sophisticated and high-value exploits in its history, not through a traditional smart contract vulnerability, but through a coordinated attack on the off-chain verification infrastructure. On April 18, 2024, an attacker successfully drained approximately 116,500 rsETH—valued at roughly $292 million—from KelpDAO’s LayerZero-based bridge contract on…
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Lombard Finance Pivots to Chainlink CCIP Amidst Industry-Wide Security Reassessment Following $292 Million Kelp DAO Exploit
Decentralized finance (DeFi) firm Lombard Finance, a significant player in the Bitcoin DeFi ecosystem, has announced a strategic shift from LayerZero technology to Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP). This pivotal decision, impacting over $1 billion in Bitcoin-linked assets, comes in the wake of an extensive review of its Bitcoin asset technology stack, directly prompted by…
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Huma Finance Exploit Hits Legacy Contracts As Platform Maintains Stability And Accelerates Transition To V2 System
Unpacking the Exploit: A Targeted Attack on Legacy Contracts The core of the security breach lay in older smart contracts, specifically the V1 BaseCreditPools deployed on the Polygon blockchain, which Huma Finance had already designated for retirement. These contracts were part of the platform’s initial deployment and were in the process of being phased out…
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Drift Protocol Exploit Bears Hallmarks of North Korean Cyber Operation, Elliptic Reports
The recent breach of Drift Protocol, a prominent decentralized finance (DeFi) platform operating on the Solana blockchain, exhibits multiple indicators consistent with operations orchestrated by North Korea, according to a comprehensive analysis by blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic. This attribution adds a significant new dimension to an incident already recognized as one of the most substantial…
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Hyperbridge Exploit: Attackers Mint and Dump 1 Billion DOT Tokens on Ethereum, Causing Price Collapse
A significant security breach has rocked the Polkadot ecosystem, with the cross-chain solution Hyperbridge becoming the target of a sophisticated exploit. On April 13, 2026, attackers gained unauthorized control of Hyperbridge’s gateway contract, enabling them to mint an astonishing one billion Polkadot (DOT) tokens on the Ethereum blockchain. These illicitly created tokens were then rapidly…
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Lazarus Group Orchestrates 292 Million Dollar KelpDAO Exploit via LayerZero Infrastructure Manipulation and RPC Poisoning
The decentralized finance ecosystem was jolted on April 18 when approximately 116,500 rsETH, a liquid restaking token issued by KelpDAO, was illegitimately drained from a LayerZero-based bridge contract on the Ethereum mainnet. The exploit, valued at roughly $292 million at the time of the incident, represents one of the most sophisticated "trust-layer" attacks in recent…
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