Data leak [loss] $4M+

"Beleaguered DeFi project xToken suffers second major exploit since May"

2021-08-29 [vendor] xToken
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

  1. 2021-08-29 Breach occurred
  2. 2021-08-29 Publicly disclosed