Hack history / 2024 / Rug pull
Rivus DAO
Rug pull on Sep 16, 2024 · Backdoor Contract
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
Rivus DAO's Bittensor liquid-staking protocol was drained when a contracted developer inserted a backdoor in the migration contract. The team recovered funds using the developer's identity documents. Rivus relaunched on October 1, 2024.
Details
- Date
- Sep 16, 2024
- Kind
- Rug pull
- Method
- Backdoor Contract
- How in
- Insiders: rug pulls, frauds, collapses
- Target
- DeFi protocol
- Chains
- Ethereum
After the theft
- Recovered or seized
- yes, amount not stated
“The team recovered funds using the developer's identity documents.” (DefiLlama)
Reported by
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Rivus DAO rug pull, Sep 16, 2024: undisclosed lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht60c825715b/ (data as of 2026-11-01).