Cryptocurrency [loss] $20M+

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2024-06-10 [vendor] UwU Lend [chain] ethereum
Primary Source ↗
Financial Loss $20.0M (20,000,000 USD)
Blockchain(s) Ethereum

Incident Details

The defi lending protocol UwU Lend was hacked for around $20 million. After various blockchain security firms observed suspicious outflows of funds, the protocol acknowledged there had been a “situation” on their Twitter account, and wrote that they had paused the protocol while they were investigating.UwU Lend was founded by Michael Patryn, aka Omar Dhanani, aka “0xSifu” — a co-founder of the ill-fated QuadrigaCX exchange and ex-con. He also pseudonymously ran the defi cryptocurrency project Wonderland until his identity was revealed after the protocol suffered a meltdown.

Total loss estimated at $20,000,000.

Technical Details

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

Timeline

  1. 2024-06-10 Breach occurred
  2. 2024-06-10 Publicly disclosed