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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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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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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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