According to informed sources, a total of 32 validators, including some Russian operators, have been removed by the Solana Foundation for conducting 'sandwich' attacks against users. These validators collectively hold 1.5 million SOL, accounting for 0.5% of the stake ratio. (CoinDesk) The Solana Foundation announced that it has removed a group of validator operators from the delegation program because they participated in a 'sandwich' attack on Solana users. The removal of these validators complies with the rules established by the foundation, which prohibit such malicious activities.

Golden Finance reported that, according to sources cited by CoinDesk, more than 30 validators were kicked out of the Solana Foundation's commissioned program last weekend. Although they are still validators on the network, they no longer qualify for rewards for validating transactions on the Solana blockchain. Another source said that many operators are Russians. In addition, a total of 32 operators were kicked out this time, and these operators collectively own 1.5 million SOL, accounting for about 0.5% of the planned stake. Previously reported, the Solana Foundation announced that a group of validators operators were removed from the delegation program by the foundation due to their involvement in a sandwich attack on Solana users.

Golden Finance reported that the Solana Foundation announced that a group of validators operators participated in a 'sandwich' attack on Solana users, and the foundation has removed them from the delegation program. Solana RPC provider Helius co-founder Mert Mumtaz explained that this move will ensure that the foundation does not delegate to validators who conduct malicious sandwich attacks against retail users.

Odaily Planet Daily News Former FTX executive Ryan Salame, who was sentenced to 90 months in prison, posts on X almost every day. Last Sunday, he wrote, "Are we at a key moment in the cryptocurrency cycle (lenders even allowing you to borrow billions of dollars with a ham sandwich as collateral)?" Four lawyers said that it was 'unusual' for the former FTX executive to make comments on social media after being sentenced, but they added that the legal risks of Salame making public comments were lower than the risks he faced before the verdict was reached. Salame and his lawyer did not immediately respond to requests for comment. (DL News) Earlier at the end of May, there was news that Ryan Salame hinted at writing a book. His X account, after being silent for nearly two years, posted and wrote, "hot damn, this is going to get interesting quickly," seemingly implying that he is ready to talk about the story of FTX exchange. In addition, Ryan Salam wrote in his final tweet, "It's really useful to know who your frens are! I'm glad to be able to grow with them for the long term. If you can get rid of these crazy thoughts, you can really figure out who cares about customers and who doesn't care about customers."

PANews reported on April 26 that a Wallet Address active on the Solana Blockchain earned more than $50.725 million in profits by performing "sandwich attacks" on other users' transactions in just one week. Note: A sandwich attack is a common manipulation tactic on DeFi (Decentralized Finance) platforms, where attackers quickly place trades before and after the targeted trade in order to influence the price and profit from it.

PANews reported on January 25 that according to PeckShield_, a Address (0x4a8B... C337) suffered a phishing scam and lost about $1.1 million, including LINK Token (about $813,000) and aETHLink (about $301,000). After the first phishing attack, the victim did not set up transaction slippage protection and suffered a "sandwich attack" during the exchange of 58.2K LINK (about $813,000) for 222.4 ETH (about $494,000), resulting in a loss of $300,000. In addition, a maximum extractable value (MEV) bot received a bribe of 135.56 ETH (about $301,000).

According to EigenPhi MEV Bot monitoring, there were 4,588 sandwich attacks in the past 24 hours, and the attackers made a profit of $13,581.

According to Ancilia, a Web3 cybersecurity company, the BSC ecological project and decentralized reserve currency protocol BEARNDAO was attacked, and the attacker's address "0xCE27b" exploited a bug in ConvertDustToEarned() and used a sandwich attack, and obtained more than $700,000 in revenue by attacking the contract "0x21125d".

Solana engineer Jac0xb.sol announced the launch of the Lighthouse Solana program, a personal project designed to deal with common problems such as MEV (miner extractable value) attacks, sandwich attacks, etc., allowing for white-hat probing of Solana programs. Lighthouse empowers developers by enabling judgments about account balances and account status. This ensures that the transaction adheres to predefined conditions and has use cases such as protecting signer assets and maintaining the integrity of the transaction.

On August 25, bloXroute Labs, a high-performance blockchain distribution network solution, tweeted that PancakeSwap users can now use bloXroute Protect RPC to protect DeFi transactions. bloXroute Ethical MEV engine routing ensures users do not fall victim to sandwich attacks and guarantees faster inclusion rates.

Jinse Finance reported that the AI quantum technology platform SandboxAQ launched the open source framework "Sandwich", which aims to reshape contemporary cryptography management. According to the company, the platform is designed to drive organizations towards crypto agility. It supports multiple languages (C/C++, Rust, Python, and Go) and operating systems (MacOS, Linux), giving developers the flexibility to work in their preferred environment and easy access to several popular cryptographic libraries (OpenSSL, BoringSSL), including NIST's new post-quantum cryptography (PQC) algorithm. The framework's abstractions provide programming flexibility and shield developers from the complexities of cryptographic library usage. Once integrated, the Sandwich framework enables developers to quickly and easily update their cryptography via an API, eliminating the need to rewrite code.

NUMBERS OF THE DAY 🔢 15,500 - The average number of MEV transactions per day last month MEV transactions are booming. This time last year, there was only an average of 1,000 per day. Now there are 15,500 per day. (a 15x increase) Why is MEV up? With jaredfromsubway.eth sitting back and making millions, everyone wants in on the fun. And it shows. Here’s some other interesting stats: There were 480K MEV transactions in May (a monthly ATH) Around ¾ of these transactions were profitable 70% of all ETH blocks had a MEV sandwich attack in them The result? People are losing money on their swaps in addition to gas fees. It’s a double whammy. It can be dangerous out there Roaders - always remember to bring a flashbot.

Odaily Planet Daily News According to EigenPhi MEV _ monitoring, there were 7081 sandwich attacks in the past 24 hours, with a profit of 155868 US dollars.