Hack history / 2021 / Hack or exploit
DODO AMM
Hack or exploit on Mar 8, 2021 · Improper Access Control
ATTACK TX CONFIRMED ON CHAININ REVIEWSOURCES DISAGREE ON DATE OR LOSS · 5 SOURCES
Lost
$3.8M
sources: $500K to $3.8M
Returned
$1.9M
50% of the loss, as a source states it
Rank
#533
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
DODO's V2 Crowdpooling contract left init() callable after funding, allowing an attacker to reconfigure pools with worthless tokens and drain the real reserves. Around $3.8M was taken, but $3.1M was returned within a day as MEV bots captured most of the exploit profit.
In review: sources disagree on the loss.
Details
- Date
- Mar 8, 2021
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Improper Access Control
- How in
- Smart contract bug
- Target
- DeFi protocol
- Chains
- Ethereum
- Audit (rekt.news)
- unaudited
After the theft
- Returned by the attacker
- $3.1M
“Around $3.8M was taken, but $3.1M was returned within a day as MEV bots captured most of the exploit profit.” (DefiLlama) - Frozen
- $200K
“In addition, funds worth approximately US$200,000 are frozen on the centralized exchange, and the remaining value of approximately US$500,000 is borne by the DODO team, and all funds will be returned within 24 hours.” (SlowMist Hacked) - Recovered or frozen
- $1.9M
“$3.8M taken, $1.9M after recovery or freezing” (Web3 Is Going Great)
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "DODO AMM hack, Mar 8, 2021: $3.8M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht3ecec2cd2b/ (data as of 2026-10-31).