DeFi United announces Kelp RsETH vulnerability fix plan, intends to liquidate approximately 107k tokens from attacker positions

Crypto News: DeFi United announced a technical fix plan on Tuesday for the cross-chain bridge vulnerability of Kelp DAO rsETH. Previously, an attacker exploited a vulnerability in the LayerZero-powered Unichain to Ethereum bridge by forging inbound data packets, releasing 116,500 rsETH, of which approximately 107,000 are still distributed as collateral across seven related addresses on Aave and Compound. DeFi United stated that it has secured enough ETH commitments to support the recovery of rsETH, which will be converted into rsETH in batches and injected into the bridging lock contract. LayerZero Labs pledged over 10,000 ETH on Tuesday to support the repair efforts. Regarding the liquidation of the attacker’s positions, the alliance will execute controlled liquidations through Aave and Compound governance proposals, expected to recover about 13,000 ETH and 16,776 ETH respectively. During the repair period, WETH and rsETH reserves on multiple chains will remain frozen. DeFi United also warned about execution risks, including governance approval delays, potential attacker interference, and the need for new security measures to be validated in the production environment.