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Unexecuted initialization logic in a contract upgrade set critical defense parameters to zero, allowing unauthorized cross-chain withdrawals.

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→Automated Market Maker

→Precision Rounding Error

→Stable Pools

Balancer V2 Stable Pools Drained Exploiting Precision Rounding Logic

The logic flaw in the Stable Pool's rounding function permitted batched-swap price manipulation, resulting in a nine-figure asset drain.

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→On-Chain Payload Delivery

→Binance Smart Chain

→Private Key Theft

Web3 Users Compromised by EtherHiding Malware Campaign via JavaScript Injection

Threat actors are leveraging compromised websites and four BSC contracts to deploy credential-stealing malware, bypassing traditional network defenses.

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→Decentralized Finance Security

→Asset Valuation Flaw

→Smart Contract Vulnerability

Moonwell Lending Protocol Drained by Erroneous Chainlink Oracle Price Feed

A critical failure in collateral price validation allowed an attacker to leverage a faulty Chainlink oracle feed for $3.7M in uncollateralized debt .

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→Ethereum Network Security

→Crypto Security Incident

→Asset Draining Event

Peer-to-Peer Platform NoOnes Suffers $8 Million Solana Bridge Exploit

Bridge logic failure on the Solana component allowed unauthorized cross-chain asset withdrawal, exposing systemic risk in multi-chain infrastructure.

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→Token Approval

→Risk Management

→Decentralized Finance

Ionic Protocol on Mode L2 Drained via Fake Collateral Social Engineering

Operational failure allowed attackers to whitelist counterfeit collateral, compromising the lending protocol's core solvency.

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→Supply Chain Risk

→Pseudorandom Generator

→Wallet Compromise

Bitcoin Mining Pool Suffers Private Key Deduction via Weak Entropy Flaw

A weak pseudorandom number generator in a third-party tool allowed private key derivation, compromising a massive Bitcoin treasury.

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→Stablecoin Depeg

→Lending Protocol Risk

→Multi-Chain Exposure

Stream Finance Collateral Mismanagement Causes $93 Million Asset Loss and Depeg

Centralized fund management and rehypothecation practices introduced catastrophic operational risk, resulting in a 77% stablecoin depeg.

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→New EVM Chain

→Asset Security

→Block Explorer Deception

New EVM Chain Users Targeted by ERC-20 Log Spoofing Phishing Attack

The ERC-20 standard permits non-transferring contracts to emit fake logs, weaponizing block explorers for large-scale social engineering.

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→Centralized Exchange

→Multi-Chain Assets

→On-Chain Forensics

Centralized Exchange Hot Wallet Flaw Allows Private Key Inference Theft

A systemic flaw in CEX hot wallet key management permitted private key inference, resulting in a $30 million asset drain; this highlights critical operational risk.

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Ronin Network Drained via Smart Contract Upgrade Initialization Flaw