- Cronos halted its blockchain after an exploit targeting Tectonic involved an estimated $75 million
- crypto.com CEO confirmed the company’s app and exchange were unaffected
- Researcher described the attack as a “Mango-market style” pump-and-borrow exploit
- Most of the stolen funds remain on the Cronos network at the time of writing
Cronos halted its blockchain on Sunday after an exploit targeting decentralized lending protocol Tectonic involved an estimated $75 million, most of which remains on the Cronos network at the time of writing. Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek said the company’s app and exchange were unaffected by the breach and continued operating normally.
Cronos announced the exploit via Twitter, stating it identified the issue and halted the network, promising updates. Tectonic separately warned users not to interact with the protocol while it investigated.
Researcher Weilin Li described the attack as a “Mango-market style” pump-and-borrow exploit. Li explained that the attacker manipulated TONIC’s 20% collateral factor and thin liquidity, pumping the governance token’s price 100-fold within 20 minutes before borrowing other assets.
Neither project has confirmed the exact cause or total loss. No timeline for restarting the Cronos network had been announced at publication.
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