Security → Feed 6

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An external API compromise allowed attackers to drain $41 million in Solana tokens, highlighting critical third-party integration risks.

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→Code Audit

→Access Control

→Asset Recovery

Nemo Protocol Suffers $2.6 Million Exploit Due to Unaudi

A developer's unauthorized code deployment and flash loan vulnerability led to a $2.6 million loss, exposing critical internal control failures.

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→Asset Drain

→UI Spoofing

→Cold Wallet

Bybit Ethereum Cold Wallet Compromised by Masked Transaction Exploit

A sophisticated masked transaction exploit manipulated smart contract logic, leading to a massive drain of Bybit's Ethereum cold wallet.

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→Solana Blockchain

→Fund Recovery

→External Integration

SwissBorg Partner API Exploited for $41 Million Solana Token Theft

An external partner API compromise facilitated unauthorized access to SwissBorg's earnings program, resulting in significant asset exfiltration.

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→Wallet Drain

→Contract Spoofing

→On-Chain Forensics

Multi-Sig Wallet Drained by Sophisticated Phishing Attack via Fake Contract

Attackers leverage fake Etherscan-verified contracts and disguised approvals to compromise multi-signature wallets, leading to direct asset exfiltration.

→State Manipulation

→Blockchain Incident

→Rogue Developer

Nemo Protocol Suffers $2.59 Million Exploit from Unaudited Code Deployment

A developer's unauthorized deployment of unaudited code introduced critical public functions, enabling direct manipulation of contract state and substantial asset exfiltration.

→On-Chain Forensics

→Bridge Exploit

→Cross-Chain Security

Shibarium Bridge Compromised by Flash Loan and Validator Key Leak

A flash loan attack leveraged compromised validator keys on the Shibarium bridge, enabling unauthorized asset siphoning and jeopardizing cross-chain integrity.

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→Exploit

→Vulnerability

→Smart Contract

Nemo Protocol Suffers $2.6 Million Exploit from Unaudited Code

A publicly exposed flash loan function and state-modifying query vulnerability allowed unauthorized asset drainage, posing a critical risk to protocol integrity.

→DeFi Exploit

→Unaudited Deployment

→State Manipulation

Nemo Protocol Suffers $2.59 Million Exploit from Rogue Developer Code

A critical vulnerability in unaudited smart contract code, maliciously deployed by an insider, enabled unauthorized state modifications and flash loan exploitation, leading to significant asset drain.