DeFi lender Tender.fi suffers exploit, white hat hacker suspected
DeFi lending platform Tender.fi sees $1.59 million of assets drained by alleged white hat hacker taking advantage of a misconfigured oracle. An alleged ethical hacker has drained $1.59 million from the decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform Tender.fi, leading the service to halt borrowing while it attempts to recoup its assets. Web3-focused smart contract auditor CertiK and blockchain analyst Lookonchain flagged an exploit that saw funds drained from the DeFi lending protocol on March 7. Tender.fi confirmed the incident on Twitter, citing ‘an unusual amount of borrows’ through the protocol: We are investigating an unusual amount of borrows that came through the protocol- in the meantime, we have paused all borrowing. Thank you for your patience. — Tender.fi (@tender_fi) March 7, 2023 The latest update from the platform claims that a white hat hacker has made contact, and discussions are underway to recoup assets taken during the exploit. White hat hackers are also known...