Cryptocurrency [loss] $12M+

"Cross-Chain Protocol PNetwork Loses $12M in Hack"

2021-09-20 [vendor] pNetwork [chain] bitcoin
Primary Source ↗
Financial Loss $12.0M (12,000,000 USD)
Blockchain(s) Bitcoin

Incident Details

A hacker stole $12 million from the DeFi platform pNetwork after exploiting a bug in the codebase. The network offered a $1.5 million bounty to the attacker to return the funds.

Total loss estimated at $12,000,000.

Technical Details

Initial Attack Vector
Software bug / unintentional loss
Vendor / Product
pNetwork

Timeline

  1. 2021-09-20 Breach occurred
  2. 2021-09-20 Publicly disclosed