DeFi Lender Euler Finance Hit By $197 Million Hack, Experts Say
- Attack is DeFi’s largest so far in 2023, security firms said
- Hacker siphoned $135 million in staked Ether, plus stablecoins
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Decentralized lending protocol Euler Finance was hit by an attack that drained $197 million in cryptocurrencies from its platform on Monday, making it the largest hack in its corner of the digital-assets market this year.
The bulk of the hacker’s loot — worth roughly $135 million — was denominated in staked Ether tokens (stETH), while the remainder was held in wrapped Bitcoin and stablecoins DAI and USDC, according to security firm BlockSec. Some of the proceeds from the attack are already being laundered through Tornado Cash, a US-sanctioned platform which enables users to obfuscate their transaction history, security companies PeckShield Inc and Elliptic said.