Ethereum liquidity provider XCarnival negotiates return of 50% stolen ETH

cointelegraph.com:

XCarnival, a liquidity provider for the Ethereum ecosystem, recovered 1,467 Ether (ETH) just a day after suffering an exploit that drained 3,087 ETH, worth roughly $3.8 million, from the protocol.

Blockchain investigator Peckshield noticed the XCarnival hack as it came across a stream of transactions that eventually bled 3,087 ETH from the protocol. Explaining the nature of the exploit, Peckshield stated:

Soon after the revelation, XCarnival proactively informed the users about the hack while temporarily suspending a part of its services to counter the annoying attack. The protocol also offered the hacker 1,500 ETH as a bounty in addition to offering exemption from legal proceedings.

XCarnival was attacked on June 26, 2022 and suspended part of the protocol. XCarnival officials will give 0xb7CBB4d43F1e08327A90B32A8417688C9D0B800a owner 1500 ETH bounty. At the same time, XCarnival officals explicitly exempt the person from legal action. By XCarnival team

Eventually, XCarnival suspended the smart contracts and deposit and borrowing features until it could identify and rectify the internal bug that made the hack possible. According to Packshield, the hacker used a previously withdrawn pledged NFT from the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) collection as collateral to drain the assets.

While the XCarnival hacker’s wallet showed the presence of 3,087 ETH after the hack, the remaining funds seem to be siphoned successfully — with the wallet showing 0 ETH at the time of writing.

XCarnival announced plans to reveal details about the situation in time to come.

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