Curve Finance, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform for lending stablecoins, has officially stated its intention to reimburse users who were impacted by the recent breach resulting in a $62 million loss from the system.
According to a post by Curve Finance, ongoing investigations are yielding progress, with approximately 79% of the funds successfully recuperated. The platform further emphasizes its current priority, which revolves around assessing the proportional portions of each impacted user.
This evaluation aims to ensure an equitable distribution of resources. The incident, which occurred on July 30, involved malicious actors exploiting vulnerabilities within the release history of Curve Finance’s Vyper compiler.
Quick post-hack update.
While 70% of funds affected by the hack last week are recovered, active investigation with regards to the rest is underway.
In the meantime, we are also working on measuring the respective shares of each affected user with the goal of proper distribution
— Curve Finance (@CurveFinance) August 11, 2023
The individual behind the hack directed their attention specifically toward versions 0.2.15 to 0.3.0 of the Vyper compiler. Evidently, the hacker displayed an understanding of the precise weaknesses within the historical iterations of Vyper. The identification of these vulnerabilities would have demanded…
