CryptoMedium•5 October 2026•
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Base Network Vault Drained of $6M in Aave Tokens After Security Breach
Key Facts
1A vault on the Base network was drained of $6 million in Aave deposit tokens following a whitelist configuration change.
A vault on the Base network was drained of $6 million in Aave deposit tokens following a whitelist configuration change. Crypto Briefing reported that the exploit was triggered by a vulnerability related to the protocol's whitelist settings, which allowed unauthorized access to the assets within the vault.
The security breach occurred amid ongoing scrutiny of DeFi protocols, as the configuration change enabled the removal of Aave-linked deposit tokens. The magnitude of the loss maintains negative pressure on sentiment across the decentralized finance sector.