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DeFi exploit hits Stake DAO as attacker swaps vsdCRV for ETH

Stake DAO faces an ongoing exploit after an attacker minted 5.4T vsdCRV on Arbitrum and began swapping funds for ETH, researchers said.

The next big DeFi exploit will start before the code is deployed

Socket's May 24 disclosure of TrapDoor found more than 34 malicious packages and over 384 related versions spread across npm, PyPI, and Crates.io, each targeting the developers who...

$285M Drift Exploit Sends Solana DeFi into Risk-Off Mode

Traders exit positions and DeFi liquidity drops as Drift Protocol halts deposits following $285 million exploit. Continue reading at DailyCoin.

Stake DAO Hit by 5.44T Token Exploit

The post Stake DAO Hit by 5.44T Token Exploit appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Stake DAO was exploited on Arbitrum after an attacker reportedly obtained the protocol’s depl...

DeFi Just Lost $15 Billion in Three Days. Something Deeper Than a Hack Is Behind It

DeFi is having one of its most difficult weeks in recent memory. What started as a single exploit on April 19 has since cascaded into a system-wide liquidity shock that has rattled...

The $292M Hack That Triggered a $9B Bank Run and Shattered DeFi’s Illusion

The Kelp DAO exploit has quickly become 2026’s defining DeFi crisis. Attackers drained roughly 116,500 rsETH worth about $292 to $300…Continue reading on Medium »

Wasabi Protocol loses over $5 million in multi-chain exploit

Wasabi Protocol lost over $5M in a multi-chain exploit after a compromised admin key was used to upgrade contracts and drain funds.

Blockaid flags $3M SquidRouterModule exploit across 86 Safes

Blockaid says a SquidRouterModule exploit drained 86 Gnosis Safes for about $3M, with stolen tokens swapped into DAI on Ethereum and Base.

The $292 Million Drain: Inside the Kelp DAO Bridge Exploit

A forged message. Forty-six minutes of open exposure. And the single largest DeFi exploit of 2026 — a chain reaction that is still settling across lending platforms, Layer 2 networ...

Kelp’s $292M exploit sparks 2008-style DeFi risk debate

Kelp DAO’s $292M exploit sparked debate over layered DeFi risk after rsETH stress triggered withdrawals and market pauses.

Stake DAO Freezes Arbitrum vsdCRV Markets After Attacker Mints 5.4T Synthetic Tokens

On May 27, decentralized finance platform Stake DAO suffered an infinite-minting exploit on its Arbitrum protocol. However, Stake DAO core contributors quickly secured the mainnet...

Stake DAO hacker nets $91K as illiquid pool blocks multi-billion dollar exit

The exploit highlights vulnerabilities in DeFi protocols, potentially undermining trust and prompting stricter security measures across the sector. The post Stake DAO hacker nets $...

DeFi users pull $10 billion out of the market as $292 million exploit sparks bank-run optics

A $292 million exploit at KelpDAO set off a broad retreat across decentralized finance over the weekend, draining roughly $10 billion across the DeFi industry and forcing multiple...

StakeDAO exploit creates 5.4 trillion vsdCRV but nets only $91K

PeckShield said the attacker bridged 43.7 ETH to Ethereum after minting trillions of vsdCRV, while EmberCN said most of the remaining tokens had insufficient liquidity to sell.An a...

Sui-Based Volo Protocol Hit by $3.5M Exploit, Freezes Vaults to Contain Damage

An attempt to bridge 19.6 WBTC away was intercepted and blocked by the protocol, thereby removing the assets from the attacker's control.

AAVE TVL drops 25% after $292M KelpDAO exploit

The exploit highlights systemic vulnerabilities in DeFi, potentially undermining confidence and impacting future Ethereum price expectations. The post AAVE TVL drops 25% after $292...

Solana’s Drift Protocol Suffers $285M Exploit, DRIFT Token Crashes

The post Solana’s Drift Protocol Suffers $285M Exploit, DRIFT Token Crashes appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News One of Solana’s most trusted DeFi platforms just became the vic...

Drift Protocol’s $285m hack exposes social engineering threat to Solana DeFi

Drift Protocol, a major Solana-based DeFi exchange, has suffered a $285 million social engineering-driven exploit that weaponized a compromised administrator key rather than any co...

After the $16.5 billion in exploits, DeFi is now being forced toward the controls it once resisted

The rsETH crisis resulted in $200 million in bad debt on Aave's books, despite not a single line of its contracts misbehaving. On Apr. 18, attackers that Chainalysis preliminarily...

DeFi Lender Aave Battles Withdrawal Crisis After KelpDAO rsETH Exploit

Aave, one of DeFi’s largest lending protocols, is managing a liquidity crisis and an estimated $177 million to $200 million in bad debt after attackers siphoned 116,500 rsETH from...

Polymarket Under Attack? Analyzing Potential Exploit Discovery

A suspected exploit tied to Polymarket’s Polygon infrastructure may have drained more than $520,000 in assets.

Stake DAO Exploit Lets Attacker Mint 5.4T vsdCRV on Arbitrum

Stake DAO was exploited on Arbitrum on May 27, 2026, when an attacker minted over 5.4 trillion vsdCRV by exploiting the token’s cross-chain configuration. Stake DAO has warned user...

Hackers steal nearly $300M in biggest DeFi exploit of 2026

DxSale exploit drains $7.3M in BNB through hidden contract backdoor

DxSale has suffered a $7.3 million exploit after an attacker allegedly used a hidden backdoor in a liquidity locker contract to withdraw BNB locked by more than 1,400 liquidity pro...