Key Takeaways:
Cow Swap’s frontend at swap.cow.fi was hijacked via DNS at 14:54 UTC on April 14, 2026. Cow DAO paused Cow Protocol’s APIs and backend as a precaution, with no confirmed contract-level losses reported. Users who interacted with swap.cow.fi after 14:54 UTC should revoke approvals immediately using revoke.cash. Cow Swap Pauses Protocol After DNS Hijacking Hits Frontend DomainA follow-up post at 16:24 UTC confirmed the DNS hijacking and noted that Cow Protocol’s backend and APIs were not affected. The team paused those services anyway as a precaution.
No large-scale confirmed losses were reported as of late afternoon UTC. Community members flagged isolated suspicious transactions, but there was no evidence of a systemic drain affecting the broader protocol.
