Cryptocurrency [loss] $6M+

"Abracadabra's $6.49M loss leads to MIM stablecoin destabilization"

2024-01-30 [vendor] Abracadabra [chain] ethereum
Primary Source ↗
Financial Loss $6.5M (6,490,000 USD)
Blockchain(s) Ethereum

Incident Details

Well that sure is a headline I just had to write.The Magic Internet Money ($MIM) stablecoin has lost its dollar peg again, dipping all the way below $0.77 in a flash crash before returning to around $0.95.The depeg appears to be related to an exploit of the Abracadabra lending protocol, which allows people to borrow $MIM. An attacker exploited an apparent flaw in the platform’s smart contracts to drain around $6.5 million.This is the second time the token has depegged, after a June 2022 incident shortly after the Terra collapse.

Total loss estimated at $6,490,000.

Technical Details

Initial Attack Vector
Smart contract exploit / hack
Vendor / Product
Abracadabra

Timeline

  1. 2024-01-30 Breach occurred
  2. 2024-01-30 Publicly disclosed