Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol DeltaPrime has fallen victim to yet another major exploit. Hackers siphoned off approximately $4.8 million worth of ARB and AVAX tokens.
The attack targeted DeltaPrime’s Avalanche and Arbitrum networks. This marks the protocol’s second significant breach this year.
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Blockchain security firm PeckShield was the first to detect and report the breach, revealing that the hacker had exploited a vulnerability in DeltaPrime’s periphery adaptor contract.
This flaw allowed the attacker to drain liquidity pools across Avalanche and Arbitrum, leading to substantial losses.
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According to the analysis, the hacker reallocated around $1.3 million of the stolen funds into liquidity provisioning on LFJ (formerly Trader Joe’s) and farming USDC on Stargate.
The remaining assets have been distributed across other platforms, making recovery difficult.
In response to the exploit, DeltaPrime immediately paused operations on both networks to contain the damage and prevent further losses.
The team confirmed the incident on social media, assuring users that investigations were underway and promising timely updates as the situation unfolded.
This marks DeltaPrime’s second major breach in just a few months. In September, the protocol suffered a $6 million exploit due to poor private key security.
While the team acted quickly to mitigate the damage, the recurrent nature of these security failures is raising concerns among investors and the wider DeFi community.
Launched in early 2023, DeltaPrime quickly gained traction, boasting over $63 million in total value locked (TVL) and attracting backing from notable industry players such as Avalanche, GSR Capital, and Moonhill Capital.
However, two significant breaches in quick succession have severely shaken investor confidence.
The latest attack has raised questions about DeltaPrime’s security framework, with blockchain analysts like ZachXBT suggesting that earlier staffing decisions—reportedly involving individuals with suspicious ties—may have contributed to the protocol’s vulnerabilities.
Following the breach, DeltaPrime’s native token, PRIME, saw a 1.2% dip, trading at around $1.28 on CoinGecko.
As DeltaPrime works to recover from the $4.8 million loss, the platform faces an uphill battle to restore user trust and implement more robust security measures.
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