Deprecated Aztec Connect Contract Exploited For $2.19M, SlowMist Says

A legacy Aztec Connect smart contract has been exploited for roughly $2.19 million, according to a post-mortem published by blockchain security firm SlowMist.The incident is a useful reminder that deprecated DeFi infrastructure does not simply disappear when a protocol moves on. If contracts remain live, immutable, and funded, they can still become targets — even when the main product is no longer active.TL;DRSlowMist says a deprecated Aztec Connect contract was exploited for about $2.19 m