Solana-based decentralized futures exchange Cypher Protocol has managed to freeze $600,000 worth of crypto stolen from an Aug. 7 security exploit.
In an X (Twitter) post on Aug. 18, Cypher Protocol reported that more than half of the funds stolen have been successfully frozen across centralized exchanges with the help of several independent blockchain investigators.
“The return of these funds will be predicated on the cooperation of these CEXs and seizure warrants being issued by law enforcement,” it said.
update from cypher
~$600k has been frozen across CEXs, the return of these funds will be predicated on the cooperation of these CEXs and seizure warrants being issued by law enforcement
— cypher ©️ (@cypher_protocol) August 17, 2023
Cypher was exploited on Aug. 7 for around $1 million, resulting in the protocol halting its smart contracts.
The DeFi exchange enables lending and borrowing through primary accounts with multiple cross-collateralized sub-accounts. However, the vulnerabilities prevented proper tracking of isolated sub-accounts and insufficient margin checks before borrowing, explained blockchain security firm Halborn.
The attacker exploited these code vulnerabilities using multiple accounts to drain an estimated $1 million in various crypto assets, including USDT, USDT, SOL, wETH and a handful of other altcoins.
On Aug. 10,…
