Domain Name of Convex Finance Back to Normal After Recent DNS Attack

After being targeted in the latest spoofing exploit, the Domain Name Server (DNS) of the decentralized staking platform, Convex Finance is now back to normal. Convex Finance to Continue Track Affected Users On Friday, Convex Finance confirmed that attackers took control of the DNS server of the Convex Finance DeFi protocol to prompt users to approve malicious smart contracts. Investigation is still ongoing, but a quick update for the community:– DNS for https://t.co/5rSUjMgY4u was hijacked, prompting users to approve malicious contracts for some interactions on the site.– Funds on verified contracts are unaffected. — Convex Finance (@ConvexFinance) June 23, 2022 The platform then announced setting up two alternative domain names and asked users to use these URLs to interact with the site while they conduct the investigation. An alternate domain has been set-up as a precaution for Convex users.https://t.co/SlybjEAznp andhttps://t.co/lMZL6Rm2FO Users are encouraged to use these URLs to interact with the site while the investigation into the DNS hijack is conducted. — Convex Finance (@ConvexFinance) June 24, 2022 In a recent update, the team behind the platform has now shared that its original domain name convexfinance.com domain is back to normal with the DNS being “secured and actively monitored.” The company also noted that it will continue its investigation of potentially affected users. It also shared the addresses of those ...