Platypus Loses Over $2M in 3rd Flash Loan Attack

The first attack was made on October 12th resulting into a $1.2 million loss.

Written By:
Ronak Kumar

Platypus Loses Over $2M In 3Rd Flash Loan Attack

This year Platypus suffered third exploit on its platform and lost more than $2 million as a result of a Flashloan Attack. 


The Avalnache based protocol has since suspended all trading on its platform and is investigating the incident. 

CertiK’s report reveals three attacks on the DeFi platform, resulting in a $2.23 million loss. The initial attack on Oct. 12 claimed $1.2 million, followed by a second attack taking $575,000, and within minutes, the third attack caused $450,000 in asset losses.

This is the third hack that Platypus has suffered this year. In February, the protocol lost $8.5 million in a stablecoin exploit, and in July, it lost $157,000 in another flash loan attack.

Blockchain secuirty agency Supremacy was able to help platypus recover $575k from the exploiter contract successfully!

Platypus announced that the pools will be resumed for trading once all the issues are resolved and security measures have been reinforced.

Also Read: France Police Arrests duo for Platypus Attack



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