DeFi protocols just lost $83 million to an attack financial regulators already warned about
CryptoSlate · Published Aug 31, 2026, 9:47 AM EDT
Article Summary
Malicious actors exposed two decentralized finance (DeFi) lenders to over $84 million in losses over four days, using variations of a price-manipulation strategy previously targeted by US regulators. The larger incident hit Tectonic on the Cronos blockchain, where security firm GoPlus estimated roughly $75 million was affected.
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What Happened
Malicious actors exposed two decentralized finance (DeFi) lenders to over $84 million in losses over four days, using variations of a price-manipulation strategy previously targeted by US regulators. The larger incident hit Tectonic on the Cronos blockchain, where security firm GoPlus estimated roughly $75 million was affected.
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Published by CryptoSlate. Category: Regulation. Published Aug 31, 2026, 9:47 AM EDT.
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