Hack history / 2022 / Hack or exploit
KlaySwap
Hack or exploit on Feb 3, 2022 · Frontend Compromise
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 3 SOURCES
Lost
$1.9M
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#724
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
KlaySwap was compromised via BGP hijack against its infrastructure provider, redirecting traffic to serve a malicious JavaScript SDK. The attack captured user transactions and stole approximately $1.9 million.
Details
- Date
- Feb 3, 2022
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Frontend Compromise
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- DeFi protocol
- Chains
- Klaytn
Related incidents
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "KlaySwap hack, Feb 3, 2022: $1.9M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht0cfbce7f36/ (data as of 2026-10-31).