Hack history / 2024 / Hack or exploit
Scroll Token
Hack or exploit on May 28, 2024 · Arithmetic Error
ATTACK TX CONFIRMED ON CHAINSOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 2 SOURCES
Lost
$286K
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#1,343
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
The Scroll Token contract contained an arithmetic error in its transfer function allowing integer underflow from zero-balance addresses. Attackers exploited this to mint unlimited tokens, causing the price to collapse 99.99%.
Details
- Date
- May 28, 2024
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Arithmetic Error
- How in
- Smart contract bug
- Target
- Token
- Chains
- Ethereum
Reported by
Related incidents
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Scroll Token hack, May 28, 2024: $286K lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/hta9edea9c19/ (data as of 2026-10-31).