Morning Edition · Saturday, July 4, 2026
A Month of Key Thefts and a Silent Bridge Drain Keep DeFi Losses Elevated
Compromised developer laptops, missing validation checks, and leaked signing secrets caused tens of millions of dollars in losses across Humanity Protocol, Secret Network, and SecondFi.
Recent security incidents tracked by Rekt News have a common feature. The attacks bypassed smart-contract logic and targeted keys and unchecked code paths directly. The largest was Humanity Protocol, an identity network, which lost a report…
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Bridge and Mint Exploits Sustain Heavy DeFi Losses
Over 3-6 months, recurring bridge proof-validation and unauthorized-mint exploits keep monthly DeFi losses elevated, including drains of deprecated contracts.
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