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Jun 15, 2026

Aztec Connect Loses $2.1 Million in Exploit Three Years After Shutdown

Attackers exploited a verification flaw in Aztec Connect's deprecated privacy bridge smart contract, draining over $2.1 million despite the protocol being shut down in 2023.

Jun 15, 2026·3 sources
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Top claims

  • ▪The incident highlights the risk that old DeFi smart contracts can remain live and attackable long after a product is shut down
  • ▪The Aztec Foundation stated the exploit does not affect the AZTEC ERC-20 token or any smart contracts on the current Aztec network
  • ▪Aztec Connect was a zk-rollup privacy bridge that Aztec Labs deprecated in March 2023

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DeFiPrivacy coinsDeFi securityCrypto hacks

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