Garden Finance takes app offline after independent solver database compromise

Garden Finance has temporarily taken its application offline after an attacker compromised the off-chain database of an independent solver, leading to the loss of solver-owned digital assets while leaving protocol contracts and user funds unaffected. Summary Garden Finance temporarily took its app offline after an independent solver’s off chain database was compromised, resulting in the loss of solver owned funds. The protocol said its smart contracts and user funds were not affected because the attack was limited to one solver’s infrastructure. Blockaid estimated the attacker drained about $450,000 in USDT from HTLC contracts across multiple blockchains before the incident was contained. Garden has engaged zeroShadow, Quantstamp and Blockaid to trace the stolen assets and support recovery efforts. The incident follows a similar 2025 solver breach and comes as crypto security researchers continue tracking multiple exploits across the sector. Blockchain security firm Blockaid reported on Sunday that an attacker drained about $450,000 in USDT from Garden Finance’s hash time-locked contracts (HTLCs) deployed across Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum and BNB Smart Chain, describing the exploit a...