Kyber Network: The attack vector has been successfully identified and removed, and the attack originated from a front-end vulnerability

2022-09-06 19:40:21

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Chain Catcher news, the on-chain liquidity protocol Kyber Network stated that the attack vector has been successfully identified and removed. The KyberSwap smart contracts, aggregator, and API have remained secure. This attack originated from a front-end vulnerability and is unrelated to the smart contracts of Kyber Network.

According to previous reports, KyberSwap announced on September 2 that its front end had been attacked, resulting in a total loss of $265,000 from two addresses. The Binance security team stated on September 3 that they had identified two suspects involved in the attack on KyberSwap. Yesterday, Kyber Network announced that the attackers could receive a 15% bounty for returning the funds before September 6, or further actions would be taken. (CoinDesk)

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