CoinsAQ summary · neutral
Base vault drained of $6M in Aave deposit tokens after whitelist change
What happened
An unclaimed vault on Base lost approximately 1,783 wstETH after its multisig approved a malicious borrower in a one-minute window A DeFi vault on Base lost approximately 1,783 wstETH, valued at around $6 million, on October 4, 2026. The cause was not a clever smart contract.
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