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Jun 18, 2026

Aztec Network Suffers Second Exploit in One Week, Losing $2 Million

Aztec Labs' deprecated Private Rollup Bridge was exploited for approximately $2.16 million on June 17, marking the second hack within a week after Sunday's $2.2 million loss from Aztec Connect.

Jun 18, 2026·5 sources
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Top claims

  • ▪Following the news of the second exploit, the price of the AZTEC token declined by approximately 1.6%.
  • ▪The assets stolen from the Private Rollup Bridge included 1,158 ETH, 150,000 DAI, and 0.47 renBTC.
  • ▪Aztec Labs confirmed it no longer holds administrative control over the affected infrastructure due to the contracts' immutable design.

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