Hack history / 2021 / Hack or exploit
SushiSwap
Hack or exploit on Jan 27, 2021 · Swap Logic Flaw
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 2 SOURCES
Lost
$104K
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#1,706
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
Attacker exploited SushiMaker's fee-conversion mechanism by creating a fake DIGG/WETH trading pair with minimal liquidity. By routing 0.05% of DIGG/WBTC swap fees through this illiquid pool, the attacker caused massive slippage and captured 81 ETH in outsized fees that should have gone to xSUSHI stakers.
Details
- Date
- Jan 27, 2021
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Swap Logic Flaw
- How in
- Smart contract bug
- Target
- DeFi protocol
- Chains
- Ethereum
Reported by
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "SushiSwap hack, Jan 27, 2021: $104K lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht7c36553699/ (data as of 2026-10-31).