Aerodrome, the largest decentralized exchange (DEX) on the Base network, has reported a compromise on its front end and asked users to avoid interacting with it.
If the front end of a company is under the bad actors’ control, they can steal users’ funds, by making them sign transactions. Both Velodrome, the largest DEX on Optimism, and its fork, Aerodrome, have had their front ends compromised.
Over $68,000 Stolen With DEXes Front End Compromise
The official Aerodrome account wrote on X (Twitter):
Our frontend is currently compromised. Please do not interact with Aerodrome for the time being. The team are investigating and will communicate more here when we have it.
Also, Velodrome reported a similar front-end compromise. Moreover, some users have reported that they had unusual transaction suggestions while connecting their wallets.
The on-chain sleuth ZachXBT wrote that the stolen funds are being sent to wallets 0x02BA, and 0xf64f. In total, both these wallets have a balance, of approximately $68,000.
Both projects informed community members that the front-end compromise had not affected their smart contract. They also asked users to review any permissions that they granted in the last few hours. For the time being, they issued a mirror link for the community to access the decentralized front end.
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