Morning Edition · Friday, June 26, 2026
Security Roundup: Mid-Six-Figure DeFi Drains Continue as Researchers Test AI Against On-Chain Exploits
Fresh proof-of-concept reconstructions document a $222,560 stablecoin drain and a smaller lending exploit, while a new benchmark tests whether artificial intelligence (AI) agents can secure contracts.
The steady series of smaller decentralized finance (DeFi) exploits continued this week. Security researchers at DeFiHackLabs published a reconstruction of the DLMC incident, a drain of about 222,560 USDT dated June 24, alongside a proof-of-…
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