NEAR Protocol's intent service went back online after a $3.8 million exploit on October 1. Co-founder ilblackdragon announced security improvements including formal verification and SHIELD AI monitoring to strengthen platform resilience and restore ecosystem confidence.
NEAR Intents suffered a $3.8 million exploit on October 1, 2026, caused by a bug in the Omni deposit/withdrawal interaction with its smart contract on BSC. The SHIELD AI security layer detected the anomaly and paused services; all affected users will be fully compensated and the vulnerability was patched within an hour.