Hack history / 2022 / Hack or exploit
Skyward Finance
Hack or exploit on Nov 2, 2022 · Missing Input Validation
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 4 SOURCES
Lost
$3M
sources: $3M to $3.2M
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#600
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
Skyward Finance was exploited on November 2, 2022 when missing input validation in treasury redemption logic allowed attacker to redeem 1.08M $NEAR (~$3M) in a single transaction. Attacker purchased SKYWARD on Ref.finance and redeemed at unfavorable rates.
Details
- Date
- Nov 2, 2022
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Missing Input Validation
- How in
- Smart contract bug
- Target
- DeFi protocol
- Chains
- NEAR
- Audit (rekt.news)
- unaudited
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Skyward Finance hack, Nov 2, 2022: $3M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht9762d50a4b/ (data as of 2026-10-31).