Cryptocurrency [loss] $1M+

Tweet thread by Bacon Protocol

2022-03-05 [vendor] Bacon Protocol [chain] ethereum
Primary Source ↗
Financial Loss $1.0M (1,000,000 USD)
Blockchain(s) Ethereum

Incident Details

Bacon Protocol, a defi project seeking to provide NFT mortgage liens (yes, really) was hacked. A reentrancy bug in their smart contract enabled attackers to get more lending credits than they should have been allowed, and was exploited for a total loss to Bacon Protocol of around $1 million.

Total loss estimated at $1,000,000.

Technical Details

Initial Attack Vector
Reentrancy attack on smart contract
Vendor / Product
Bacon Protocol

Timeline

  1. 2022-03-05 Breach occurred
  2. 2022-03-05 Publicly disclosed