Hack history / 2026 / Hack or exploit
Litecoin
Hack or exploit on Apr 26, 2026 · Missing Input Validation
ONE SOURCE · 1 SOURCE
Lost
undisclosed
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
not ranked
collapses, frauds and later news are not ranked
What happened
A zero-day in Litecoin's MWEB transaction validation allowed attackers to craft malformed transactions that non-updated nodes accepted, enabling unauthorized peg-outs. Fixed via 13-block chain reorganization.
Details
- Date
- Apr 26, 2026
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Missing Input Validation
- How in
- Smart contract bug
- Target
- Chain
- Chains
- Litecoin
Reported by
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Litecoin hack, Apr 26, 2026: undisclosed lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/hta02529bb81/ (data as of 2026-10-31).