Aztec Connect loses $2.1m after old contract exploit

First reported June 15, 2026 by Crypto.news · covered by 3 sources

Aztec Connect loses $2.1m after old contract exploit

Aztec Connect lost $2.1m after an old immutable smart contract was exploited, while Aztec Labs said the current network stayed safe from it.

Aztec Labs

Jun 15, 2026 · byCrypto.news

Aztec Connect Drained of $2.1M Through Deprecated Contract Three Years After Shutdown

An attacker exploited a proof-verification flaw in Aztec Connect's abandoned RollupProcessorV3 contract to withdraw roughly $2.1 million, including 909 ETH, from a privacy bridge that Aztec Labs shut down three years ago and can no longer control.

Aztec LabsEthereum

Jun 15, 2026 · byThe Defiant

Legacy Aztec Connect Contract Drained Of $2.1 Million Three Years After Shutdown

A legacy Aztec Connect contract was exploited years after shutdown, while current Aztec infrastructure remains unaffected.

Jun 17, 2026 · byNewsBTC