Cryptocurrency
[loss] $2M+
Tweet by CertiK
Primary Source ↗Financial Loss
$1.7M
(1,700,000 USD)
Blockchain(s)
Ethereum
Incident Details
Goledo Finance, an Aave-based lending protocol, was exploited through a flash loan attack. The attacker stole assets estimated by CertiK at around $1.7 million.Goledo Finance contacted the attacker to offer a 10% “bounty” for the return of the remaining assets. In a message on January 29, the attacker wrote: “I hacked Goledo and want to negotiate”.
Total loss estimated at $1,700,000.
Technical Details
- Initial Attack Vector
- Flash loan attack on smart contract
- Vendor / Product
- Goledo Finance
Timeline
- 2024-01-28 Breach occurred
- 2024-01-28 Publicly disclosed