# 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.

- Published: 2026-08-04T05:32:35.401Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-08-04/security-researchers-publish-new-price-manipulation-exploit
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [DeFiHackLabs](https://github.com/SunWeb3Sec/DeFiHackLabs/commit/72e1dfad54e16700b30b1880cf2751aa8db3e27c), [DeFiHackLabs](https://github.com/SunWeb3Sec/DeFiHackLabs/commit/f4baf9701b393060378167315c4123fbdde26342), [Rekt News](https://www.rekt.news/)

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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