- Amount Lost: $7,000,000.00
- Funds Returned: $0.00
- Category: Other
- Date: 2021-5-17
Quick Summary
FinNexus platform was compromised by malware, leading to the minting and selling of over 323,000,000 FNX tokens by an unknown hacker.
Details of the Exploit
The attacker infiltrated the FinNexus system and managed to recover the private key to the ownership of the FNX token contract. They then transferred the ownership of the contract and proceeded to mint over 323,000,000 FNX. In less than an hour, the hacker sold the minted tokens on both centralized and decentralized exchanges, causing a significant price dump.
Block Data Reference
Ownership transferred:
https://etherscan.io/tx/0x61f5518e9b9272f1d54fa864b8b297edb98dbbe5e1a4e16c9238ecb935e38ed0
Mint transaction:
https://etherscan.io/tx/0x15d5debef9f78126f82dc21ff554bf7e050a73b3d51fafed1f589b867da21bbf
Proof Links: