Hack history / 2020 / Hack or exploit
dForce Lending
Hack or exploit on Apr 19, 2020 · Reentrancy
ATTACK TX CONFIRMED ON CHAINSOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 3 SOURCES
Lost
$25M
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#180
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
On April 19, 2020, dForce/Lendf.Me was exploited via ERC777 reentrancy; attacker repeatedly supplied and withdrew tokens before balance updates, stealing $25M. Funds were recovered by law enforcement and exchanges within days.
Details
- Date
- Apr 19, 2020
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Reentrancy
- How in
- Smart contract bug
- Target
- DeFi protocol
- Chains
- Ethereum
After the theft
- Recovered or seized
- yes, amount not stated
“Funds were recovered by law enforcement and exchanges within days.” (DefiLlama)
Reported by
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "dForce Lending hack, Apr 19, 2020: $25M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht8e87dd88c4/ (data as of 2026-10-31).