Hack history / 2023 / Hack or exploit
Steadefi
Hack or exploit on Aug 8, 2023 · Deployer Key Compromised
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 4 SOURCES
Lost
$1.2M
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#887
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
Attacker compromised deployer wallet private key to gain owner privileges over Steadefi pools, change pool ownership, and drain $1.148M in WBTC, WETH, and USDC via owner-only withdrawal functions.
Details
- Date
- Aug 8, 2023
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Deployer Key Compromised
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- DeFi protocol
- Chains
- Ethereum
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Steadefi hack, Aug 8, 2023: $1.2M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht08bc211d37/ (data as of 2026-10-31).