Blockaid Uncovers $18M Exploit that Forces Ostium Trading Halt

Blockaid uncovers $18M exploit that forces Ostium trading halt

Ostium has halted trading after an exploit tied to a compromised oracle signer key drained nearly $18 million USDC from its liquidity vault, according to blockchain security firm Blockaid. Blockaid reported that the attacker gained control of an oracle signer…

Ostium loses $18 million in oracle attack that gamed its own price-feed infrastructure

A hacker used Ostium's own price-reporting infrastructure against the protocol, submitting falsified future-dated oracle data to manufacture fake trading profits and trigger an $18 million payout.

Ostium's $18 Million Exploit Used Authorized Reports. That Is the Worst Part

The Ostium attacker reportedly used an approved oracle path to manufacture profit. The contracts followed their rules—and the vault paid.

Ostium Halts Trading After Suspected Oracle Security Incident

Ostium pauses trading after a suspected oracle-related exploit impacts its liquidity vault.

Ostium Halts Trading After Oracle Exploit Impacts OLP Vault

Ostium, a decentralized trading protocol for onchain perpetuals, has paused all trading after security firms reported an apparent exploit tied to its OLP liquidity vault. The pause comes alongside warnings that the incident may be linked to the protocol’s...

CASE STUDY | Another DeFi Exploit Takes Place After an Oracle Infrastructure Manipulation

Ostium, a decentralized perpetuals trading platform, has suffered an approximately $18 million exploit after an attacker manipulated its oracle infrastructure, marking the latest in a series of oracle-related attacks targeting decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols. The exploit targeted Ostium’s liquidity vault on the Arbitrum network. Blockchain security firm Blockaid said the attacker used a registered PriceUpKeep forwarder alongside future-da…