$2.1M Stolen from Deprecated Aztec Smart Contract

Aztec Network's developers reported an attack on a deprecated smart contract, resulting in the extraction of approximately $2.1 million by the perpetrator.

The incident affected Aztec Connect, a solution for private transactions that ceased support in 2023. Despite the end of service, some funds remained locked in the protocol's infrastructure.

The team assured that the current network and user assets were not impacted. Experts from BlockSec linked the incident to a discrepancy between transaction verification and calculation in Ethereum.