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Web3

Balancer DAO Starts Discussing $8M Recovery Plan After $110M Exploit Cut TVL by Two-Thirds

The recovered tokens, spanning multiple networks and assets, will be paid out in the same tokens as originally provided, with a claim mechanism being developed.

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Web3

Aerodrome Finance Hit by 'Front-End' Attack, Users Urged to Avoid Main Domain

The attack did not compromise the underlying smart contracts, but users are advised to avoid the compromised domains and instead use decentralized ENS domains.

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Markets

Balancer Hit by Apparent Exploit as $110M in Crypto Moves to New Wallets

The affected funds include 6,850 osETH, 6,590 WETH, and 4,260 wstETH, blockchain data analyzed by CoinDesk showed.

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Finance

Venus Protocol Restores Services, Recovers Stolen Funds After $27M Exploit

The DeFi lender paused withdrawals and liquidations after a malicious contract update drained tens of millions.

Under a low-light red lamp, a pair of hands types on a keyboard. (Wesley Tingey/Unsplash+)

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Bunni DEX Halts Smart Contracts After Exploit Drains $8.4M Across Chains

The exploit targeted BunniHub, the protocol's main contract system, and the funds have been traced to two Ethereum wallets.

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Finance

Crypto Hackers Capitalize on ETH Surge, Offloading $72M This Week

Three high-profile exploiters have taken advantage of ether’s rally to liquidate stolen funds, pocketing tens of millions in extra profits.

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Finance

Turkish Crypto Exchange BtcTurk Witnesses $48M of Suspicious Outflows Amid Hack Fears

Blockchain sleuths flagged suspicious multi-chain transfers from the Turkish exchange, prompting a suspension of deposits and withdrawals.

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Finance

CrediX Team Vanishes After $4.5M Exploit in Suspected DeFi Exit Scam

Blockchain security firm CertiK says the lender’s website and X account have been offline since Aug. 4, after an attack drained millions.

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Finance

DeFi Protocol CrediX Taken Offline After $4.5M Exploit

CertiK said all the stolen funds were bridged to Ethereum from Sonic.

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Tech

Cointelegraph Hit by Front-End Exploit, Fake Phishing Airdrop Pop Up on Website

Fake CTG token pop-ups appeared on the crypto news website urging users to connect wallets.

Metamask alert on accessing the Cointelegraph site. (Metamask)

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