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DNS Hijack Hits Aerodrome and Velodrome, Redirecting Users to Phishing Pages

Smart contracts remain intact during a shift to ENS mirror access.

Overview

  • Aerodrome says its centralized .finance and .box domains are compromised and instructs users to avoid them until further notice.
  • The project lists aero.drome.eth.limo and aero.drome.eth.link as safe ENS mirrors for accessing the interface during remediation.
  • Velodrome reports an equivalent front‑end compromise on Optimism and warns users not to access the site through any URL until cleared.
  • The attack redirected visitors to spoofed pages with malicious wallet prompts, investigations are ongoing, and no official figures on losses have been confirmed.
  • Teams are working with domain providers after Aerodrome flagged issues to Web3 registrar My.box, with context including a similar 2023 DNS incident and a 2026 plan to merge the protocols under the Aero hub.