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Echo Protocol announced that the team has now regained control of the administrative keys and destroyed the remaining 955 eBTC held by the attacker. Additionally, the current exposure on Aptos is limited to approximately $71,000 in the Echo lending market and the Hyperion liquidity pool, and the team has observed no fund losses on Aptos. As a precautionary measure, the team has fully suspended Aptos bridge operations while the review remains ongoing. Echo Aptos Lending remains unaffected but has been paused for security reasons.
that, according to official sources, AaveLabs has proposed restructuring the Aave DAO bug bounty framework into multiple specific subsystem programs, operating on the Immunefi, Sherlock, and Cantina platforms respectively. Core Aave V3, Core Aave V2, GHO, and non-liquidity protocol infrastructure will be covered by Immunefi; Aave V4 and the Aave App Stack will be covered by Sherlock; and Aave V3 on Aptos will be covered by Cantina.The proposal suggests adjusting the bounty scale for each system. The maximum reward for critical vulnerabilities in Core Aave V3 is $5 million, while the maximum reward for critical vulnerabilities in Aave V4 is $2.5 million. Additionally, the funding source for the Aave V3 bug bounty on Aptos will be transferred from Aave Labs to the Aave DAO. This ARFC proposal has currently been passed.
According to a research report released by cybersecurity firm Expel, the company is tracking an advanced persistent threat (APT) group dubbed “HexagonalRodent,” which is highly assessed to be a North Korean (DPRK) state-sponsored actor. This group primarily targets Web3 developers and specializes in stealing high-value digital assets—including cryptocurrencies and NFTs. In the first quarter of 2026 alone, the group compromised 2,726 developer devices and stole access credentials for 26,584 cryptocurrency wallets, with the total value of stolen assets reaching as high as $12 million. The group primarily carries out its attacks via fake job postings—publishing lucrative positions on LinkedIn and Web3 recruitment platforms to lure job seekers into completing “skills assessments” embedded with malicious code. These assessments exploit VSCode’s tasks.json functionality to automatically execute malware when victims open the project folder. The malware used includes BeaverTail, OtterCookie, and InvisibleFerret, all of which possess capabilities such as password theft, remote control, and reverse shell execution. Notably, the group extensively leverages generative AI tools—including ChatGPT and Cursor—to develop malware, build counterfeit corporate websites, and generate AI-forged executive teams. It even registered a shell company in Mexico to enhance the credibility of its operations. Additionally, the group recently carried out its first-ever supply-chain attack, successfully infiltrating a VSCode extension.