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Base vault’s $6M exploit exposes a disclosure gap: Smart-contract vulnerability

A $6 million exploit at an unidentified Base vault has exposed a gap in vulnerability reporting, according to Immunefi’s head of security, with roughly $31.7 million remaining in the vault at the time of the incident briefing. Gonçalo Magalhães, head…

StatusUnder review
Reported loss$6.0M
ChainBase
Confidence55%

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First seen: 2026-10-06T20:13:32.000Z. Last updated: 2026-10-07T05:51:16.056Z. Revision: 1.