MEV Bot Front-Runs $7.7M rsETH Exploit As Kelp Freezes Intercepted Funds

TL;DR An MEV searcher intercepted roughly $7.7 million in rsETH before an attacker could complete an exploit. The bot, known as “Yoink,” front-ran the malicious transaction. Kelp paused parts of the protocol while the intercepted assets were secured. An attacker targeting a Kelp DAO rsETH vault ran into an unexpected competitor: an MEV bot that got there first. The searcher, identified as Yoink, front-ran the exploit transaction and intercepted roughly $7.7 million worth of rsETH before the orig