Aztec investigates $2 million exploit of deprecated product

Aztec Labs is investigating a cryptocurrency exploit that drained approximately $2 million from a deprecated payments product. The affected product, an immutable stage 2 rollup, was sunset in 2022, and the company stated it holds no administrative control over the system. This incident marks the second exploit of deprecated Aztec infrastructure in four days, following a similar attack on Aztec Connect that also resulted in significant losses. Security researchers suggest the latest exploit may be linked to the previous one, targeting a different pool through a separate entry point due to a validation flaw.