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Ethereum
The $197M Flash Loan Exploit
A sophisticated attack combining a donation function flaw with flash loans to drain the lending protocol.
Learn from the past. Detailed breakdowns of major DeFi hacks and exploits, what went wrong, and how to prevent similar attacks.
Ethereum
The $197M Flash Loan Exploit
A sophisticated attack combining a donation function flaw with flash loans to drain the lending protocol.
Ethereum
Vyper Compiler Reentrancy Bug
A bug in the Vyper compiler broke reentrancy locks, affecting multiple Curve pools.
Solana
Price Oracle Manipulation
Attacker manipulated the MNGO token price oracle to borrow against inflated collateral.
Ethereum
Private Key Compromise
North Korean hackers compromised 5 of 9 validator keys through social engineering.
Solana
Signature Verification Bypass
Attacker bypassed signature verification to mint unbacked wrapped ETH on Solana.
Ethereum
Governance Flash Loan Attack
Flash loan used to gain majority voting power and pass a malicious governance proposal.
Ethereum
Oracle & Flash Loan Combo
Complex attack involving price oracle manipulation and flash loans to drain lending pools.
Ethereum
Front-End Compromise
Attacker injected malicious scripts into the website to steal user approvals.
Major DeFi exploits of the year
Donation Attack + Flash Loan
$197MReentrancy (Compiler Bug)
$70M