Hack history / 2022 / Hack or exploit
Celer cBridge
Hack or exploit on Aug 18, 2022 · DNS Hijack
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 3 SOURCES
Lost
$240K
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#1,416
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
The cBridge DNS was hijacked, redirecting users to malicious smart contracts. Users who approved transactions on the fake site had their approved token amounts drained.
Details
- Date
- Aug 18, 2022
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- DNS Hijack
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- DeFi protocol
- Chains
- Multiple
After the theft
- Victims reimbursed
- yes, amount not stated
“Celer's own contract was not affected, and users who suffered losses in this incident, Celer, will be fully compensated.” (SlowMist Hacked)
Related incidents
Celer Network 2023 · Fraud · undisclosed
MM Finance Cronos 2022 · Hack or exploit · $2M
Curve DEX 2022 · Hack or exploit · $575K
Quickswap V3 2022 · Hack or exploit · $108K
SpiritSwap V3 2022 · Hack or exploit · $18K
MM Finance Cronos 2022 · Hack or exploit · $2M
Curve DEX 2022 · Hack or exploit · $575K
Quickswap V3 2022 · Hack or exploit · $108K
SpiritSwap V3 2022 · Hack or exploit · $18K
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Celer cBridge hack, Aug 18, 2022: $240K lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht2adb12ff4e/ (data as of 2026-11-01).