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NowSwap

Sep 15, 2021

$1.1M
Lost
$1.1M
Recovered
$0
Net loss
$1.1M
Unrecovered0% recovered

NowSwap DEX on Ethereum was exploited on September 15, 2021 when K constant value mismatch (updated in 2 of 3 code locations during upgrade) allowed attacker to swap 1 wei for 98% of pool reserves.

How the exploit worked

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Incorrect calculation.

Lost: 158.28 WETH and 535,706 USDT

Source: DeFiHackLabs (SunWeb3Sec)

Target
DeFi
Classification
Token & Share Accounting
Technique
Arithmetic Error
Attribution
Unknown
Chains
Ethereum

Event timeline

  1. Sep 15, 2021
    Exploit executed — $1.1M drained via arithmetic error
  2. Attributed to Unknown
  3. Recovery status Unrecovered 0%

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