Hack history / 2022 / Hack or exploit
KaoyaSwap
Hack or exploit on Aug 24, 2022 · Swap Logic Flaw
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 2 SOURCES
Lost
$118K
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#1,661
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
KaoyaSwap's swap function had faulty logic allowing attackers to manipulate token calculations. Using a flashloan, an attacker exploited the vulnerability to extract value from the protocol's swap mechanism.
Details
- Date
- Aug 24, 2022
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Swap Logic Flaw
- How in
- Smart contract bug
- Target
- DeFi protocol
- Chains
- BNB Chain
Related incidents
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "KaoyaSwap hack, Aug 24, 2022: $118K lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht4ad18f2872/ (data as of 2026-10-31).