😺 NEAR Intents Exploit: What Happened
NEAR co-founder Ilya Polosukhin has shared details about the $3.8 million exploit affecting NEAR Intents.
➡️ The vulnerability existed within the Omni infrastructure tied to USDT on BSC, specifically during deposit and withdrawal operations via the NEAR Intents smart contract.
➡️ The anomaly was flagged by SHIELD, the project’s AI-powered monitoring system. Services were paused temporarily as a result.
➡️ The issue was resolved within an hour. NEAR Intents is back online, though still limited on a few specific networks.
➡️ The core NEAR protocol and $NEAR token remained secure. This marks the first major incident targeting Intents, which now handles over $4 billion in volume monthly.
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