- Trader Joe, a leading decentralized exchange (DEX), has been reportedly hacked.
- The DEX’s team took down the front end while attempting to resolve and secure the platform.
- According to Trader Joe, the attack did not directly impact liquidity transactions, lending, or staking.
Trader Joe, a leading decentralized exchange (DEX), has been reportedly hacked. On Friday, November 17, the DEX reported via its account on X (formerly Twitter) that there was a vulnerability on its frontend interface. In the initial report, the DEX confirmed that its team was investigating the situation, advising users to refrain from trading or executing any transaction on the DEX.
Important Security AlertWe have been alerted to a possible vulnerability in our frontend interface. Our team is conducting an immediate and thorough investigation.
We strongly advise all users to refrain from trading and from executing any transactions on the Trader Joe…
— Trader Joe (@TraderJoe_xyz) November 17, 2023
A few hours later, the leading DEX noted that some users reported swaps on the frontend caused tokens to route to an unknown contract. Hence, the team took down the front end while atte…
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