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Yield Protocol

Apr 30, 2024

$181K
Lost
$181K
Recovered
$0
Net loss
$181K
Unrecovered0% recovered

In April 2024, an attacker drained $181,000 from Yield Protocol on Arbitrum by exploiting a logic error in pool token accounting. Using flash-loaned assets, the attacker created a discrepancy between actual token balance and recorded total supply, then withdrew excess tokens.

How the exploit worked

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Business Logic Flaw.

Lost: 181K

Source: DeFiHackLabs (SunWeb3Sec)

Target
DeFi
Classification
Token & Share Accounting
Technique
Incorrect Share Accounting
Attribution
Unknown
Chains
Arbitrum

Event timeline

  1. Apr 30, 2024
    Exploit executed — $181K drained via incorrect share accounting
  2. Attributed to Unknown
  3. Recovery status Unrecovered 0%

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