Crypto Brief
Loop Safe Module Exploit Drains 114 ETH, Aave Unaffected
SlowMist traced a roughly $305,000 loss from two Safe wallets to a third-party FlashLoopAdapter module, while Aave v3 contracts remained unaffected.
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SlowMist traced a roughly $305,000 loss from two Safe wallets to a third-party FlashLoopAdapter module, while Aave v3 contracts remained unaffected.
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