A Smart Contract is a self-executing contract with the terms of the agreement directly written into code. These contracts run on a blockchain, automatically executing actions when predefined conditions are met. They facilitate, verify, and enforce the negotiation or performance of a contract without the need for intermediaries.
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Smart Contracts are foundational to decentralized applications (dApps) and decentralized finance (DeFi), with current discussions focusing on their security, upgradeability, and the development of more sophisticated functionalities. Analysts are examining the impact of new smart contract languages, audit methodologies, and the increasing complexity of on-chain logic on the security and utility of the blockchain ecosystem.
An inherent flaw within Odin.fun's AMM logic allowed attackers to manipulate token values, leading to significant capital drain and undermining protocol integrity.
A critical cross-chain bridging vulnerability allowed an attacker to mint unbacked YU tokens, depegging the stablecoin and causing $7.7 million in losses.
This research systematically dissects cryptographic vulnerabilities across blockchain's architecture, proposing comprehensive mitigations to enhance foundational security and resilience.
Exploiting trust through social engineering and obfuscated code, adversaries trick users into deploying malicious smart contracts, enabling direct fund siphoning.
A critical flaw in Cetus Protocol's concentrated liquidity market maker pricing mechanism enabled an attacker to manipulate token values, draining significant assets and underscoring systemic risks in nascent DeFi ecosystems.
The pervasive reliance on complex smart contract logic and external data feeds introduces critical attack vectors, demanding a paradigm shift in security posture to mitigate multi-billion dollar exposures.
A critical vulnerability in Shibarium's validator consensus, leveraged by a flash loan, enabled unauthorized asset exfiltration, posing systemic risk to cross-chain bridges.
A reentrancy vulnerability in Kinto's minting contract allowed attackers to siphon $15 million in USDC, exposing critical L2 smart contract design flaws.
A compromised administrative key in a zkSync airdrop contract enabled unauthorized token minting, highlighting critical access control vulnerabilities.
A critical flaw in a proxy upgrade mechanism led to the irreversible freezing of significant digital assets, underscoring severe operational risk in smart contract deployment.
An unpatched access control vulnerability in the `sweepToken()` function allowed unauthorized token transfers, exposing liquidity pools to significant loss.
A critical state tracking error within Abracadabra's GMX-integrated cauldrons allowed a flash loan attack to manipulate liquidation logic, leading to significant asset drain.
Unchecked function parameters in lending protocols represent a critical attack surface, enabling unauthorized asset manipulation and severe financial loss.
A critical access control vulnerability in the Mobius Token minting mechanism allowed attackers to create quadrillions of tokens, enabling a $2.15 million asset drain.
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