🔥 Security incidents

Documented hacks, exploits, and security events with disclosure timelines.

ONGOING 🚨 DeFiProtocol exploit
Feb 28, 2024

Summary

Attacker exploited a reentrancy vulnerability in the staking contract to drain approximately $47 million worth of assets across three chains.

The vulnerability was introduced in contract upgrade v2.1.0 deployed 45 days ago. The attacker used flash loans to amplify the attack.

Quick facts

Total lost: $47,234,891
Recovered: $0
Attack type: Reentrancy + Flash loan
Unique name: "February Flash Fury"

Affected

Networks: Ethereum Arbitrum Polygon

Affected accounts

DeFiProtocol Staking
Exploited contract
DRAINED
0xAtt4ck3r...1337
Attacker address
ATTACKER
Tornado Cash deposit
Attacker funding source
MIXER

📋 Disclosure timeline

Feb 28, 2024 - 14:23 UTC
Attack begins

Attacker deploys malicious contract and initiates flash loan on Ethereum.

Feb 28, 2024 - 14:27 UTC
First drain complete

$23M drained from Ethereum mainnet staking pool.

Feb 28, 2024 - 14:35 UTC
Attack spreads to L2s

Attacker bridges to Arbitrum and Polygon, drains additional $24M.

Feb 28, 2024 - 14:42 UTC
Community alerts

X user @SecurityResearcher posts warning thread.

Feb 28, 2024 - 15:00 UTC
Protocol response

DeFiProtocol team acknowledges incident, pauses remaining contracts.

Ongoing
Investigation in progress

Team working with security firms and law enforcement.

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RESOLVED ✅ Oracle manipulation on LendingDAO
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Attacker manipulated on-chain oracle to perform undercollateralized borrows. Protocol treasury covered losses. Oracle upgraded to Chainlink.

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📊 2024 statistics

$847M
Total lost
$234M
Recovered
47
Incidents
12
Rugpulls
8
Flash loan attacks
$2.1M
Bounties paid