Hack history / 2021 / Hack or exploit
Multiple DeFi protocols
Hack or exploit on Mar 15, 2021 · DNS attack
ONE SOURCE · 1 SOURCE
Lost
undisclosed
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
not ranked
collapses, frauds and later news are not ranked
What happened
Many DeFi protocol websites on BSC (Binance Smart Chain) were attacked by DNS, including Cream Finance and BSC header DEX PancakeSwap. The attacker requested users to submit personal private keys or mnemonics through the website. The relevant project team has passed Twitter Remind users not to visit the website and do not submit information such as private keys. Later PancakeSwap and Cream Finance both stated that they had regained access to DNS.
Details
- Date
- Mar 15, 2021
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- DNS attack
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- not stated
- Chains
- BNB Chain
Reported by
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Multiple DeFi protocols hack, Mar 15, 2021: undisclosed lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht4760cbe013/ (data as of 2026-11-01).