Cryptocurrency [loss] $3M+

Tweet thread by Aperture Finance

2026-01-25 [vendor] Aperture Finance [chain] ethereum, polygon, bsc, avalanche
Primary Source ↗
Financial Loss $3.4M (3,400,000 USD)
Blockchain(s) Ethereum, Polygon, Bsc, Avalanche

Incident Details

An attacker exploited a bug in an Aperture Finance smart contract to steal at least $3.4 million from users who had enabled “instant liquidity management” features. Aperture Finance is a defi platform that aims to allow users to trade by telling large language models their “intents”.Aperture has said they disabled portions of their web app impacted by the bug, and are working to try to trace and recover stolen funds.

Total loss estimated at $3,400,000.

Technical Details

Initial Attack Vector
Smart contract exploit / hack
Vendor / Product
Aperture Finance

Timeline

  1. 2026-01-25 Breach occurred
  2. 2026-01-25 Publicly disclosed