Chainalysis Reports $36.7M in DeFi Losses from Unverified Smart Contracts, Warns of AI-Assisted Attacks
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Summary
Chainalysis reports that attackers are increasingly targeting DeFi protocols with unverified (non-public) smart contracts, causing at least $36.7 million in losses across four exploits in six months. The largest incident involved Truebit losing $26.2 million due to an integer overflow vulnerability in a contract unverified since 2021. Chainalysis warns that AI tools are making it easier for attackers to identify and exploit hidden vulnerabilities in these unverified contracts.
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The largest incident involved Truebit, which lost $26.2 million after an attacker exploited an integer overflow vulnerability in a contract that had remained unverified on Ethereum since 2021
AI tools are making hidden smart contract vulnerabilities easier to exploit
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