DeFi Hooks: Security Risks in Custom Trade Execution

A continuation of “DeFi Exploited for Over $630 Million So Far in 2026” In July, I wrote about the risks DeFi protocols inherit when core functionality relies on external systems . That article focuses primarily on oracle manipulation, keepers and offchain verifiers. Hooks were included, but they weren’t the center of it, mainly because the data didn’t exist, or I at least hadn’t come across it yet.