How a Naughty Hacker Snuck Off with $1 Million from USPD

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In the most surprising turn of events, a certain decentralized finance establishment known as USPD, which one would imagine to be as secure as Lady Catherine’s drawing-room, has had the misfortune to be plundered of an astonishing sum. This scandal, which some might think was merely an elaborate prank, is in truth a tragic tale of cunning and treachery, reminiscent of the most mischievous of schoolboys plotting in the shadows. 😮💰

One cannot help but smile at the audacity of it all, for the good folks at USPD now offer a reward of ten percent-imagine!-if the gentleman or lady of ill-repute deigns to return ninety percent of their ill-gotten gains. Truly, a most generous offer for such a piece of villainy. 😏🎁

How Did the Rogue Come to Strike?

According to the learned gentlemen at PeckShieldAlert, the villain’s plot was set in motion on the 16th of September, long before any of us could suspect, during the rather unremarkable process of setting up the proxy-where, it seems, the scoundrel managed to snatch the keys to the castle before it was even securely locked. A clever ruse, indeed, as if Sir Walter had hidden a trap inside a gift basket. 🕵️‍♂️🔑

Meanwhile, this new form of deception-what they charmingly call a “CPIMP” attack, short for Clandestine Proxy In the Middle of Proxy-has become quite the parlour talk among those with too much time and too little trust. 😅

#PeckShieldAlert @USPD_io hath reported an exploit resulting in a loss of approximately one million dollars. Kindly revoke all token approvals to the USDP contract-one can never be too careful, after all.

– PeckShieldAlert (@PeckShieldAlert) December 5, 2025

The most amusing part is just how well this villain managed to keep their mischief hidden. Ingenious, one might say, for they set up a “shadow”-or perhaps a ghost-implementation that passed itself off as the original, while secretly directing everything to their own nefarious purpose. It was almost as clever as Mr. Collins trying to impress Lady Catherine-except this was no comedy, but a crime of the highest order. And Etherscan, that unassuming friend, was fooled entirely, mistaking the villain’s handiwork for the real deal. 📜👻

The Final Theft: A Million Gone in the Blink of an Eye

After months of impeccable phase, the villain decided to make their grand escape. They upgraded the proxy contract, conjured nearly 98 million USPD tokens out of thin air (imagine the audacity!), and made off with approximately 232 stETH tokens before absconding with almost a million dollars in liquidity-most annoying, indeed. 🏃‍♂️💸

The miscreant operated from two addresses, dubbed “Infector” and “Drainer”-as if they were characters from a dreadful play, or perhaps the names of petty villains from the most morbid of novels. The addresses, 0x7C9…19d83 and 0x0883…3215A, are now the talk of the cryptosphere, much like infamous figures in Regency scandal sheets.

A Stitch in Time: A Bounty, or Just a Bribe?

The USPD team, in a display of remarkable patience, has enlisted the help of law enforcement and white-hat heroes to recover the stolen fortunes. They advise all innocent users to revoke approvals-a task akin to preventing a misbehaving nephew from sneaking cookies in the pantry.

In a most surprising gesture, the protocol’s guardians declare that, should the wrongdoer come forward, they may be treated as a “white-hat hero”-how gracious! And, to sweeten the deal, they are offering a ten percent reward if the rogue is kind enough to return ninety percent of the loot. One might say they are trying to bribe the villain into good behaviour, or at least better manners. 😂🎩

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2025-12-05 13:53