Astrid Finance Suffers $228,000 Loss in Smart Contract Exploit

Summary # Astrid Finance, an Ethereum-based liquid restaking pool powered by the Eigen Layer, suffered a significant exploit on October 28, 2023, leading to a loss of $228,000. The exploit was executed through a smart contract vulnerability linked to insufficient input validation, specifically within the withdraw function of the protocol. This flaw enabled the attacker to manipulate transaction parameters, allowing the creation and utilization of fake tokens to illegitimately withdraw funds. ...