Line, an EVM-equivalent ZK-rollup by ConsenSys, temporarily halted block production on its L2 network as part of an initiative to recover stolen funds from DeFi protocol Velocore. Over the weekend, an attacker manipulated pool fee calculations to simulate large withdrawals and used a flash loan to drain all variable AMM pools on Velocore across zkSync and Linea. Linea reported that the attacker had bridged 700 ETH out of Linea using a third-party bridge. In response, Linea paused its sequencer and censored transactions from the attacker to prevent further withdrawals. Velocore has reported losses of $6.8 million and is currently in negotiations with the attacker. Linea's sequencer has resumed operations since the halt.

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Linea Halts Amid Velocore Exploit

Linea paused its sequencer and censored transactions from a Velocore attacker to prevent further withdrawals and help safeguard stolen funds.