Crypto Protocols Must Reaudit Old Smart Contracts, Experts Warn
The post Crypto Protocols Must Reaudit Old Smart Contracts, Experts Warn appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Blockchain security experts are urging crypto protocols to reaudit their smart contracts as AI tooling is making it easier for hackers to identify vulnerabilities more quickly than ever before. “Our data argues for continuous review rather than a one-time audit,” TRM Labs head of policy Ari Redbord told Cointelegraph, adding that “attack techniques are moving faster than a single audit from launch day can account for.” “An audit built for last year’s attack patterns leaves a protocol exposed to this year’s as bad actors are changing up.” CertiK reported Monday that hackers stole another $1.32 billion in the first half of 2026 and have adopted increasingly sophisticated strategies in response to strengthened security measures across the industry. One of those strategies has been to revisit old codebases, CertiK said, adding that the attacker’s efforts have likely been “aided by