Security Incident · Wallet
Wintermute Operational Mistake: $160.00M Reported Loss
@EvgenyGaevoy, founder and CEO of crypto market maker Wintermute tweeted that Wintermute lost $160 million in DeFi hacking attacks.
- Reported loss
- $ 160,000,000
- Attack category
- Operational Mistake
Incident Overview
Wintermute used Profanity to create a wallet in order to optimize fees. Funds from old address were transferred, but due to internal (human) error, wrong function was called and attacked.
Sources & References
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