🚨 $RELAY API LEAK EXPOSES MEV SANDWICH ATTACKS AS PROTOCOL PREPARES $312K REIMBURSEMENT ⚠️
MEV searchers exploited an API vulnerability in Relay to sandwich and front-run 5,600 pending user orders between September 12 and 26. 🔍 Searchers extracted $136K in total profits by reading transparent order flow before execution.
Relay rewarded the white-hat researcher with a $50K bounty and is initiating an automated $312K wallet reimbursement package for affected users. 🛡️ Fixing execution privacy and order routing vulnerabilities remains paramount for cross-chain protocols facing sophisticated searcher bots.
💡 Institutional capital strictly avoids latency and execution leaks. 💬 Will private order routing become mandatory across cross-chain bridges moving forward? 👇
⚠️ Not financial advice. Always manage your risk. 🛡️
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#RELAY #MEV #Security #DeFi #Crypto 🛡️ 🔍