Morning Edition · Tuesday, August 4, 2026Published at 1:32 AM EDT · New York
Security Researchers Publish New Price-Manipulation Exploit Proofs as Bridge Losses Stay Elevated
DeFiHackLabs added reproductions for a spot-price manipulation on LpdFi and an unprotected call forwarder on Base, following July incidents at Ostium, AFX Trade and the Verus bridge.
The DeFiHackLabs repository, which reproduces live exploits as runnable test cases, added two entries in the past 48 hours. The first is a spot-price manipulation against LpdFi, the protocol also known as LOOPSDAO, combined with an issue-bo…
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