Balancer Hacker Now Converting Loot to Ethereum: Stolen Funds Surge To $116.6M
Balancer, a major DeFi protocol, has suffered a significant exploit, with approximately $116 million drained from protocol vaults. On-chain data shows large, unusual outflows from Balancer’s “0xBA1…BF2C8” address to an external wallet, including 6,587 WETH (~$24.5M), 6,851 osETH (~$26.9M), and 4,260 wstETH (~$19.3M). The scale and nature of the transfers point to a coordinated attack involving high-value assets across multiple vaults. Balancer has since confirmed the breach, stating that “around 7:48 AM UTC, an exploit affected Balancer V2 Composable Stable Pools.” According to the....
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