DeFiHack

📅 July 8, 2025 | London
In full summer cryptography, when many celebrated the light rebound of Bitcoin($BTC ), a burst of news as a bomb in the last hours: a new Defi protocol, which promised to revolutionize decentralized loans, was brutally pirated during the morning. The attackers managed to exploit a critical vulnerability to one of the intelligent contracts, draining more than $ 80 million in collective liquidity stablcoins. Users from different parts of Europe and Asia woke up with their empty wallets and completely fallen DAPP. The exploit, according to Blockchain security forums, would have been executed in less than 30 minutes with technical sophistication that makes it clear that behind there are actors with internal experience and access. For many investors, the nightmare of 2021 and 2022, when the hacks defi billionaires became almost weekly, revives strongly, reminding us how fragile the code castles can be without solid audits.
The protocol, which was just six months in the market, had attracted thousands of users with yields of up to 20% APY for the stable stable such as USDC, USDT and DAI. The problem arose when, in search of innovating, they integrated a new function of "flash loans" without subjecting the contract to exhaustive external reviews. According to experts in the White Hat community, the ruling was in a fragment of code that allowed manipulating collateralization rates in real time. This opened the door for the attackers to drain the main pool, making massive withdrawals to anonymous wallets. The first alerts lit up in Discord, when several users reported zero balances and failed transactions. By then, the damage was already done. Explorers such as Etherscan show how the funds were fractional in dozens of wallets and bridge mixers to hinder tracking.
The team behind the protocol, which for security does not reveal its name publicly, published a statement asking for calm, promising to investigate thoroughly and seek collaboration with Blockchain security companies to track the funds. However, many users demand immediate reimbursements, questioning how a project that collected millions in presale could operate without a complete code audit. The Defi community returns to eternal debates: did we really learn something from past exploits? What real guarantees offers decentralization when a failure in a line of code can spray millions of dollars in minutes?
🔍 Current status and possible consequences:
While the largest exchanges already marked the instructions of the computer pirates to block transfers, companies such as Chainysis and Certik are helping to track routes in mixtiers and cross chain bridges. Some funds have appeared in secondary groups, but the recovery is uncertain. For now, it is rumored that a possible bifurcation of the protocol restores part of the funds, something that already divides the community between those who see it as a temporal solution and those who believe that it breaks the premise of "code is law". The regulators in the EU warn that another front opens to demand mandatory audit standards to new Defi protocols.
Opinion of the subject:
As a cryptographic analyst, they always insist: Defi Innovation is exciting, but without external audits and good safety practices, it is like building a bank with cardboard doors. Decentralization without responsibility or rigorous reviews opens the door to the malicious actors who know better than anyone how to press each intelligent contract. If it is a user, investigate the code, verify the team's reputation and remember that "Aps High without audit" almost always ends badly.
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How a single vulnerability exposed the critical need for holistic audits and relentless vigilance in decentralized finance.
KiloEx’s recent $7.5 million hack is a stark wake-up call for the DeFi world, underscoring how even multi-chain, audited projects can fall victim to basic security oversights.
The attacker exploited a glaring vulnerability in KiloEx’s price oracle access control essentially walking through an unlocked front door manipulating prices across multiple chains to drain funds with surgical precision.
Despite five audits since mid-2023, including one just last March, the critical flaw lay “out of scope” of those reviews, revealing a troubling gap between audit coverage and real-world security needs.
This exploit highlights that no amount of multi-chain deployment or fancy tech can substitute for rigorous, end-to-end security checks, especially on core components like oracles that feed trading logic.
KiloEx’s response has been swift and transparent they suspended trading immediately, engaged top security firms like SlowMist for a comprehensive 45-day audit, and are collaborating with law enforcement in Hong Kong to trace and recover funds.
Their plan to compensate users based on pre-attack price snapshots aims to restore trust, but the incident raises broader questions about how DeFi protocols balance innovation with security.
For the crypto community, this serves as a critical lesson: security audits must be holistic, covering every contract and interaction vector, not just the obvious ones. Protocols must prioritize access control and oracle integrity above all else because in DeFi’s high-stakes arena, a single weak link can cascade into multi-million dollar losses.
As KiloEx works through its audit and prepares to relaunch, the industry should watch closely. This episode is a vivid reminder that the promise of decentralized finance depends on relentless vigilance, continuous improvement, and the hard-earned wisdom that security is never finished—it’s a journey.
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1️⃣ The Silent Threat That Took Down Cetus

It was May 22, 2025, and the SUI ecosystem was thriving. Cetus, a decentralized exchange, had built a reputation for fast transactions, deep liquidity, and cutting-edge smart contracts. Investors were pouring money into the platform, confident in its security.

Then, in a single devastating attack, $230 million vanished—drained by an exploit so subtle that even the best auditors missed it.

✔️ No Warning Signs—Unlike typical hacks, there were no suspicious transactions leading up to the breach.

✔️ A Mathematical Overflow Vulnerability—The flaw was hidden in the “checked_shlw” function, allowing an attacker to manipulate parameters and extract billions in liquidity using just one token.

✔️ Billions in Fake Liquidity—The attacker minted liquidity out of thin air, then cashed out, leaving Cetus crippled.

2️⃣ The Aftermath: Panic and Chaos

✔️ Cetus Exchange Collapses—The platform halted trading, freezing all withdrawals.

✔️ Investors Lose Everything—Users who had staked assets on Cetus saw their funds drained overnight.

✔️ DeFi Security in Question—The incident shattered trust in smart contract audits, proving that even minor coding errors can lead to catastrophic losses.

3️⃣ The Hunt for the Hacker

✔️ Blockchain Forensics Activated—Security firms tracked the stolen funds, but the attacker used mixers and privacy tools to cover their tracks.

✔️ No One Knows Who Did It—Unlike previous hacks linked to North Korean Lazarus Group, this attack had no clear fingerprints.

✔️ A New Breed of Exploits?—Experts fear that mathematical overflow vulnerabilities could become the next big threat in DeFi.

4️⃣ Lessons Learned

✔️ Smart Contracts Are Never Fully Secure—Even audited contracts can contain hidden flaws.

✔️ Liquidity Pools Need Better Safeguards—Platforms must implement stricter validation to prevent fake liquidity exploits.

✔️ DeFi Needs a Security Overhaul—Without stronger protections, the next attack could be even bigger.

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