Balancer Sends On-Chain Message to Hacker After V2 Pool Exploit
Balancer Sends On-Chain Message to Hacker After V2 Pool Exploit
馃挰 Balancer's Bold Move
Balancer reached out directly to the hacker following Monday's exploit of their v2 pools.
The team sent an on-chain message to all known addresses involved in the incident, offering a communication path for fund recovery.
Key developments:
- Investigation ongoing with high priority
- Direct contact attempt made with exploiter
- Users awaiting further updates
- Team following security best practices
Balancer warns users to avoid scam attempts that may appear in response to the incident.
The protocol continues gathering information and promises updates as the investigation progresses.
On wednesday, we sent an on-chain message to all known addresses involved in Monday's exploit, following the best practices and offering a path for the hacker to contact us and return the funds. We understand that affected users are awaiting further updates. We will continue to
We鈥檙e aware of a potential exploit impacting Balancer v2 pools. Our engineering and security teams are investigating with high priority. We鈥檒l share verified updates and next steps as soon as we have more information.
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