Hack history / 2024 / Hack or exploit
Erc20transfer
Hack or exploit on Oct 22, 2024 · Improper Access Control
ATTACK TX CONFIRMED ON CHAINSOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 2 SOURCES
Lost
$15K
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#2,195
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
An unverified Ethereum contract intended as an ERC20 transfer utility lacked access control in its erc20TransferFrom function, allowing anyone to transfer tokens from users who had granted approval, draining USDC across multiple victims.
Details
- Date
- Oct 22, 2024
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Improper Access Control
- How in
- Smart contract bug
- Target
- Token
- Chains
- Ethereum
Reported by
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Erc20transfer hack, Oct 22, 2024: $15K lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht7876a161db/ (data as of 2026-10-31).