Cryptocurrency [loss] $1M+

"Bitcoin Defi Protocol Sovryn Gets Hacked for Over $1 Million"

2022-10-04 [vendor] Sovryn attack [chain] bitcoin
Primary Source ↗
Financial Loss $1.1M (1,125,536 USD)
Blockchain(s) Bitcoin

Incident Details

Bitcoin-based defi protocol, Sovryn, lost $1 million to a price manipulation attack. An exploiter was able to use the project’s legacy lend and borrow functionality to maliciously withdraw 44.93 RBTC (~$915,000) and 211,045 USDT.According to the protocol, their developers “were able to identify and recover funds as the attacker was attempting to withdraw the funds”. They have also announced that Exchequer, the project’s treasury committee, would “reinject” the remaining stolen funds.

Total loss estimated at $1,125,536.

Technical Details

Initial Attack Vector
Flash loan attack on smart contract
Vendor / Product
Sovryn attack

Timeline

  1. 2022-10-04 Breach occurred
  2. 2022-10-04 Publicly disclosed