Cryptocurrency
[loss] $3M+
"Hackers steal $3.5M worth of digital assets from GMX whale"
Primary Source ↗Financial Loss
$3.3M
(3,300,000 USD)
Blockchain(s)
Ethereum
Incident Details
An apparent wallet compromise netted hackers 82,519 GMX tokens from a wallet belonging to a GMX whale. The hackers exchanged these tokens for 2,627 ETH ($3.18 million), then swapped the assets cross-chain.The sudden sale of such a large number GMX tokens (which are comparatively illiquid compared to much larger cryptocurrencies like Ethereum) caused the price to suddenly drop from ~$41.50 to ~$38 per token, though the token price recovered fairly quickly. GMX is the native token for the defi exchange of the same name.
Total loss estimated at $3,300,000.
Technical Details
- Initial Attack Vector
- Smart contract exploit / hack
- Vendor / Product
- GMX whale wallet drain
Timeline
- 2023-01-03 Breach occurred
- 2023-01-03 Publicly disclosed