- Balancer protocol has suffered another attack in less than a month.
- Crypto assets worth thousands of dollars are feared to be missing.
- The protocol is currently investigating the attack.
Ethereum-based decentralized finance protocol, Balancer, has been attacked, and thousands of dollars in crypto assets have been stolen so far.
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The protocol is experiencing a second attack in less than a month after it flagged a critical vulnerability on August 22, which led to an exploit a few days later.
An Underway Attack
In a Twitter (X) post addressed to a community of nearly 150,000 followers, Balancer confirmed on September 19 that its front end was under attack and that an investigation was underway, urging users to avoid interactions with the Balancer UI until further notice.
On September 20, the protocol shared another update on the cybersecurity incident, confirming that it is an ongoing DNS attack and reiterating that users should avoid interacting with the protocolโs UI, both on the website and mobile app, as the Balancer DAO works to find the solution.
According to some anecdotal accounts shared on Twitter (X) by people who tried to access Balancerโs website, users are prompted to approve a malicious contract that drains funds from wallets, a claim also affirmed by Web3 analyst โcyclop.โ
While Balancer has not commented on whether funds have been affected in the ongoing exploit, A blockchain investigation firm and an online community personality have revealed that crypto assets worth hundreds of thousands might be missing from the protocolโs vault.
The Stolen Funds
Blockchain security firm PeckShield reported that Balancer had lost approximately $238,000 in crypto to the ongoing attack.ย The security firm said the attacker swapped 15.4 ETH for approximately $2,370 before transferring the funds to MEXC Deposit.
Blockchain analyst ZachXBT was among the first security experts to comment on the attack, who also confirmed PeckShieldโs figure after investigating a wallet address allegedly belonging to the attacker.
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