A pseudonymous cybersecurity researcher known as Marco Croc, affiliated with Kupia Security, has been awarded a substantial sum of $250,000 by Curve Finance for identifying a critical vulnerability.

Curve Finance Rewards Cybersecurity Researcher $250,000 for Identifying Vulnerability

A pseudonymous cybersecurity researcher known as Marco Croc, affiliated with Kupia Security, has been awarded a substantial sum of $250,000 for identifying a critical vulnerability that has historically enabled hackers to carry out multimillion-dollar thefts from cryptocurrency protocols.

https://twitter.com/CurveFinance/status/1785406648082997532

The vulnerability was found in the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Curve Finance, which could be exploited to manipulate balances and withdraw funds from liquidity pools. 

https://twitter.com/malicator/status/1785376170608922675

Curve Finance promptly acknowledged the potential security risks associated with the vulnerability and expressed their understanding of its severity. 

After conducting a comprehensive investigation, Curve Finance awarded Marco Croc the maximum bug bounty of $250,000 as a token of appreciation for his significant contribution.

Although Curve Finance classified the threat as "not as dangerous," they acknowledged that any kind of security incident, even on a smaller scale, could have resulted in serious panic among users. 

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The protocol stated their belief that they could recover any stolen funds in such an event.

This incident comes on the heels of Curve Finance's recovery from a previous hack in July, which resulted in a loss of $62 million. 

In an effort to restore normalcy, the DeFi protocol recently conducted a vote to reimburse $49.2 million worth of assets to the liquidity providers (LPs). 

On-chain data confirms that the disbursement of tokens worth over $49.2 million was approved by 94% of tokenholders to cover the losses incurred in the Curve, JPEG'd, Alchemix, and Metronome pools.

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