Hack history / 2021 / Hack or exploit
Primitive Finance
Hack or exploit on Feb 22, 2021 · Contract Vulnerability
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
A serious loophole has been discovered in the Primitive Finance smart contract on the Ethereum chain options agreement. Since the contract cannot be upgraded or suspended, the official chose to hack the smart contract to protect user funds. The hacked funds are safe. All hacked funds will be returned to their owners.
Details
- Date
- Feb 22, 2021
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Contract Vulnerability
- How in
- Smart contract bug
- Target
- not stated
- Chains
- Ethereum
After the theft
- Returned by the attacker
- yes, amount not stated
“All hacked funds will be returned to their owners.” (SlowMist Hacked)
Reported by
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Primitive Finance hack, Feb 22, 2021: undisclosed lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht6efd4f9e46/ (data as of 2026-11-01).