Aave has progressed to Phase II of recovering exploited rsETH funds following a $200 million bad debt event linked to the Lazarus Group, with $71 million in ETH returns moving forward despite no flaws in Aave's own contracts.
Aave LLC filed an emergency motion in U.S. federal court to lift a restraining order freezing approximately $73 million in Ether recovered after the Kelp DAO exploit, as a law firm attempts to seize the funds claiming links to North Korean hackers.
TRM Labs reports that North Korean state-backed hackers stole $577 million in two April exploits (including the $285 million Drift hack), representing 76% of all crypto losses in 2026. The regime has now stolen over $6 billion in cryptocurrency since 2017.
