Morning Edition · Wednesday, July 15, 2026Published at 1:26 AM EDT · New York
DeFi Exploits Persist Across Multiple Protocols as Weekly Security Losses Stay Elevated
Rekt News logged fresh incidents at Bonzo Finance, BonkDAO, Secret Network, SecondFi and Summer Finance, spanning contract logic and access-control failures.
The steady loss of funds in decentralized finance (DeFi) continued, with the security tracker Rekt News logging a fresh cluster of incidents at Bonzo Finance, BonkDAO, Secret Network, SecondFi and Summer Finance. Rather than one large theft…
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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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