Privacy protocol Umbra shuts front end to stifle Kelp exploiters

Umbra has shut down its front end to stop hackers, but says it can’t stop the use of its smart contracts or another version of its open-source front end.

Privacy-focused crypto protocol Umbra said it has taken down its front-end website to make it more difficult for hackers who have been using it to move funds from recent “high-profile hacks.”

Umbra posted to X on Tuesday that it is aware that around $800,000 worth of stolen funds was moved via its protocol.

It added that it made the decision to move the hosted version of its front end into maintenance mode and would restore it “as soon as we are assured that doing so won’t create obstacles to the current recovery efforts.”

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