Hack history / 2024 / Hack or exploit
pump.fun
Hack or exploit on May 16, 2024 · Private Key Compromised
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 2 SOURCES
Lost
$1.9M
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#720
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
pump.fun exploited on May 16, 2024 when a former employee retained access to a service account after leaving. The attacker flash-loaned SOL, used it to complete bonding curves to 100%, then drained the released liquidity (~$1.9M-$2M or ~12,300 SOL) to repay the loans.
Details
- Date
- May 16, 2024
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Private Key Compromised
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- DeFi protocol
- Chains
- Solana
Reported by
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "pump.fun hack, May 16, 2024: $1.9M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht4b482e1fef/ (data as of 2026-10-31).