Renegade Says Legacy Arbitrum Deployment Exploited, With About $209,000 Lost

Blockaid said the exploit affected one of Renegade.fi’s Arbitrum-based dark pools, while more than 90% of the drained funds were later returned by a white hat hacker.

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Summary

Renegade.fi said a legacy V1 deployment on Arbitrum was exploited, with blockchain security firm Blockaid estimating the drain at roughly $209,000. More than 90% of the stolen assets, about $190,000, were later returned by a white hat hacker, materially reducing the impact. Renegade said the incident was limited to its older V1 Arbitrum deployment, that other deployments remain secure, and that affected users will be fully compensated.

Terms & Concepts
  • Arbitrum: An Ethereum layer-2 network designed to process transactions more cheaply and quickly than Ethereum’s main chain.
  • White hat hacker: An ethical security researcher who identifies or recovers funds from vulnerabilities without malicious intent.
  • Deployment: A live version of an application or smart contract released on a blockchain network.