MANTRA Chain Remains Offline After Upstream Dependency Exploit

MANTRA Chain, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, has remained offline since an attacker exploited an upstream dependency, freezing transactions and staking. The team behind MANTRA Chain is currently testing a patched release on the DuKong testnet before rolling it out to the mainnet.

The incident occurred on August 21, with the project's mainnet halted due to the exploit. Transactions, transfers, and staking are unavailable while the mainnet remains paused. The team has stated that user funds were unaffected by the halt itself, but the asset impact of the attacker's activity remains unconfirmed.

The patched release, v8.4.0, addresses the underlying vulnerability and is currently undergoing testing on the DuKong testnet. The project's GitHub release confirms the version and includes a mainnet upgrade handler. Validators have been instructed to keep their mainnet nodes offline until the team announces a coordinated restart.