BlockSec says BarnBridge may have suffered governance attack, with about $776,000 lost

BlockSec says BarnBridge may have suffered governance attack, with about $776,000 lost

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2026-07-15 05:17:21
BlockSec said Ethereum-based DeFi protocol BarnBridge may have been hit by a governance attack involving its SMART Yield (cUSDC) product. According to BlockSec’s monitoring, the attacker allegedly seized DAO control, upgraded the protocol with a malicious contract, and abused existing user approvals. Estimated losses were about $776,000. The disclosure was made through the source link provided in the input. No additional details on recovery, response measures, or affected user count were included in the source material.
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BlockSec said BarnBridge’s SMART Yield (cUSDC), an Ethereum DeFi protocol product, may have been hit by a governance attack.

According to BlockSec, the attacker took control of DAO permissions, upgraded a malicious contract, and used user approvals to steal funds. Estimated losses were about $776,000.

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