Web3 / Smart Contract Security1 July 2026
Aztec Connect: $2.1M Stolen From a Bridge With No One Left to Fix It
A proof-verification flaw let an attacker drain a DeFi privacy bridge that Aztec Labs deprecated three years ago and can no longer patch, pause, or upgrade — a case study in what "immutable" really costs.
defi-securitysmart-contractsweb3
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DeFi Security29 June 2026
Counter-MEV Honeypot Drains jaredfromsubway.eth of $7.5 Million
Ethereum's most-active sandwich-attack bot was beaten at its own game — tricked by 66 fake token contracts into handing over real WETH, USDC, and USDT in a single sweep transaction.
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