Yearn Finance DAI Vault ‘Has Suffered an Exploit’; $13.8M Drained

Yearn Finance DAI Vault ‘Has Suffered an Exploit’; $13.8M Drained

“Attacker got away with 2.8m, dai vault lost 11.1m,” a Yearn Finance developer posted in Discord.


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