The Red Village exploit (2026-09-21) — attacker addresses
- Scam type: Hack
- Chain: EVM (Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base and other EVM chains)
- Reported: 2026-10-15
- Last updated: 2026-10-16
The Red Village exploit on EVM, 2026-09-21. DeFiHackLabs summary: TheRedVillage - ungated PolygonTRVRouter forwardRequest relays an attacker-supplied upgradeTo through the router's _authorizeUpgrade role on the SeasonService UUPS proxy, installing a malicious implementation that uses the proxy's TRVZooKeeper roles to pull every player's approved WETH and sweep the vault. Loss as recorded by DeFiHackLabs: 31.426018474517367982 WETH (~$80.7K) swept from TRVZooKeeper on Polygon; 299 players with standing WETH approvals were pulled for 31.350379502001368 WETH and the vault's pre-existing…