Aztec suspected of fresh exploit draining about $2.15 million, SlowMist founder says

Yu Xian said three suspicious transactions hit Aztec’s Private Rollup Bridge via the RollupProcessor Escape Hatch, withdrawing 1,158 ETH, 150,000 DAI and 0.4696 renBTC.

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Summary

Aztec was suspected of suffering another exploit on June 18, with about $2.15 million withdrawn in three suspicious transactions, according to SlowMist founder Yu Xian. He said the transfers targeted the Private Rollup Bridge through the RollupProcessor Escape Hatch, a mechanism typically designed for emergency withdrawals. The funds taken were 1,158 ETH, 150,000 DAI and 0.4696 renBTC, and were sent to addresses led by 0x6952...E97F. Yu Xian also said the attacker’s gas source appeared to be unionchain.ai.

Terms & Concepts
  • Private Rollup Bridge: Bridge moving assets into a private rollup network.
  • RollupProcessor Escape Hatch: Emergency withdrawal function in a rollup processor.
  • renBTC: Tokenized Bitcoin representation used on other networks.