# Oracle Manipulation Proof of Concept Published as Bridge and Payment Exploits Stay Unexplained

A new reproduction shows a staking pool reading a manipulable spot price, while the $8 million Coinsbuy drain and the $24 million AFX Trade bridge theft still lack disclosed root causes.

- Published: 2026-08-18T05:51:40.786Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-08-18/oracle-manipulation-proof-of-concept-published-as-bridge-and
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [DeFiHackLabs](https://github.com/SunWeb3Sec/DeFiHackLabs/commit/04a31c7c5c4dcb1b6ff75c283c9b9b6bf54ef988), [DeFiHackLabs](https://github.com/SunWeb3Sec/DeFiHackLabs/commit/5d4e4a5e40cf0658679ca087cb6b69515c1b206e), [Rekt News](https://www.rekt.news/), [CryptoSlate](https://cryptoslate.com/bitcoin-purchases-halted-after-data-breach-puts-250000-crypto-users-at-risk/)

Security researchers at DeFiHackLabs published a working reproduction of an attack on FoxLpBondsPool, a bonding and staking contract that recorded a stale stake amount derived from an automated market maker's spot price. An attacker who mov…

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