Hack history / 2022 / Hack or exploit
DAO Swap
Hack or exploit on Sep 5, 2022 · Improper Access Control
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 2 SOURCES
Lost
$580K
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#1,101
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
DaoSwap's reward system had a flaw allowing users to set themselves as their own inviter. Attackers exploited this access control vulnerability to gain unauthorized mining rewards by claiming referral bonuses.
Details
- Date
- Sep 5, 2022
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Improper Access Control
- How in
- Smart contract bug
- Target
- DeFi protocol
- Chains
- BNB Chain
Reported by
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "DAO Swap hack, Sep 5, 2022: $580K lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht86e140cebe/ (data as of 2026-10-31).