🚨 Ostium Exploited. Arbitrum's RWA Protocol. Today.


What Happened?
» Oracle signer key was compromised.
» Future-dated fake price reports were submitted, making trades appear artificially profitable.
» The attacker repeated the trade loop 10–20 times.
How Much Was Stolen?
• Estimated loss: $18M–$23.75M.
• Around 35% of the protocol's TVL.
Where Did the Funds Go?
• Converted into 12,084 $ETH
• Most of it is being laundered through Tornado Cash.
Ostium's Response:
» Trading paused.
» Investigation launched with law enforcement and security firms.
» Users advised to revoke approvals.
2026 DeFi Record:
Over $900M has already been lost this year to oracle and key compromise attacks.
ARB-1.46%
RWA0.25%
ETH2.76%
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