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Crypto risk management and infrastructure provider Chaos Labs said its Chaos Oracle Network, which provides data feeds to blockchain applications, was not compromised after a hacking attempt over the weekend by a potential \u201cnation-state.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chaos Labs<\/a> founder Omer Goldberg said<\/a> in an X post Thursday that the company identified an attack over the weekend, possibly by a \u201cnation state,\u201d and immediately moved to a full lockdown.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe surface area was strictly contained to operational wallets we use for routine onchain operations. At no point was the Chaos Oracle Network breached or compromised.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cChaos Oracles run in a fully isolated environment with nodes distributed globally, protected by layered security and cryptographic controls,\u201d Goldberg said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe authorities and cyber professionals working with us have characterized the activity as consistent with nation-state attacks, he said. \u201cThe investigation continues, and we will share more as it allows.\u201d<\/p>\n State-backed hacker groups, particularly those from North Korea, have been seen as a persistent threat to the crypto space. <\/p>\n North Korea-affiliated actors have been accused of stealing at least $578 million<\/a> across several major incidents in April and have been linked to many of the industry’s largest hacks. North Korea recently rejected claims linking<\/a> it to global cybercrime, calling the allegations unfounded.<\/p>\n Goldberg said that Chaos Labs has rotated all keys since the attempted attack and said there hasn\u2019t been any further suspicious activity.\u00a0<\/p>\n Source: <\/em>Omer Goldberg<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n The April Kelp DAO hack has been one of the year’s largest security incidents, causing broader ecosystem contagion and impacting<\/a> the interconnected crypto lending market.<\/p>\n Drift Protocol, a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange, and at least a dozen other crypto entities<\/a> were hacked in the same month.\u00a0<\/p>\n Goldberg said against the backdrop of recent exploits, Chaos Labs triggered its \u201chighest-severity incident response\u201d after detecting the attempted hack.<\/p>\n \u201cWe allocate a substantial share of our operating budget to cyber defense, alerting, and detection,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Borrowing platform Tydro said<\/a> it is migrating to the Chainlink oracle platform following the attack on Chaos Labs, adding to the list of crypto firms that have made the switch in recent weeks.<\/p>\n Related: <\/strong><\/em>Chaos Labs taps out as Aave’s risk provider, decision \u2018not made in haste\u2019<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n DeFi protocol Kelp DAO is migrating its restaking token rsETH to the Chainlink Oracle platform<\/a> following the April exploit. It continues to blame the attack on LayerZero’s cross-chain infrastructure, which LayerZero has disputed.\u00a0<\/p>\n Decentralized finance platform Solv Protocol has also flagged<\/a> plans to migrate its cross-chain infrastructure from LayerZero to Chainlink in \u201clight of recent industry events.\u201d<\/p>\n Magazine: <\/strong><\/em>Guide to the top and emerging global crypto hubs \u2014 Mid-2026<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\nRecent industry exploits prompted \u201chighest severity\u201d response<\/h2>\n
Several crypto firms shift to Chainlink<\/h2>\n