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BlockSec: Two blockchain developers attacked; contract vulnerability causes $17 million in losses. - CoinFeed
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BlockSec: Two blockchain developers attacked; contract vulnerability causes $17 million in losses.

January 26, 2026
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Hours ago, a series of suspicious transactions targeting victim contracts deployed on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, and BSC were discovered. These transactions, originating from contracts deployed by two creators, resulted in a total loss exceeding $17 million. The victim contracts were not open source and appear to contain an arbitrary call vulnerability. The attackers abused existing token authorization to execute transferFrom operations to steal assets.

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