BREAKING: Curve Finance Website Compromised

Curve Finance, DeFi’s second-largest decentralized exchange with $6B in total value locked, has been hit by a frontend exploit. As of 530pm ET, the issue has been resolved, according to the Curve team. image 5 The Fixed Float exchange says it has frozen 112 ETH ($190,000) of the stolen funds. […]

Curve Finance, DeFi’s second-largest decentralized exchange with $6B in total value locked, has been hit by a frontend exploit.

As of 530pm ET, the issue has been resolved, according to the Curve team.

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The Fixed Float exchange says it has frozen 112 ETH ($190,000) of the stolen funds.

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The protocol had earlier asked users not to interact with its website as the team investigates.

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The exploit was flagged by Paradigm security researcher samczsun. The fake website directs users to approve a malicious contract, which is then able to drain assets from users’ wallets.

Blockchain sleuth zachxbt noted that around $570,000 worth of assets had been stolen as of 4:30pm ET, and that the pilfered funds are being sent to Fixed Float, a crypto exchange that uses Bitcoin’s Lightning network, according to its website.

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UPDATED on 8/9 @ 9pm ET with Curve’s update on the situation and Fixed Float’s response.

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