Data leak
[loss] $4M+
"Beleaguered DeFi project xToken suffers second major exploit since May"
Primary Source ↗Financial Loss
$4.5M
(4,500,000 USD)
Incident Details
A vulnerability in xToken’s xSNX product allowed hackers to use flash loans to empty $4.5 million from xToken. This hack followed an even larger hack in May, where the platform was exploited for around $25 million.
Total loss estimated at $4,500,000.
Technical Details
- Initial Attack Vector
- Flash loan attack on smart contract
- Vendor / Product
- xToken
Timeline
- 2021-08-29 Breach occurred
- 2021-08-29 Publicly disclosed