Cryptocurrency [loss] $3M+

"Hackers steal $3.5M worth of digital assets from GMX whale"

2023-01-03 [vendor] GMX whale wallet drain [chain] ethereum
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

  1. 2023-01-03 Breach occurred
  2. 2023-01-03 Publicly disclosed