Hack history / 2026 / Hack or exploit
Ekubo
Hack or exploit on May 5, 2026 · Token Approval Abuse
ATTACK TX CONFIRMED ON CHAINSOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 4 SOURCES
Lost
$1.4M
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#815
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
On May 5, 2026, Ekubo's EVM swap router contracts were exploited when attackers discovered the contracts failed to verify whether the payer had authorized transactions. Attackers stole 17 wBTC ($1.4 million) and laundered funds via Tornado Cash.
Details
- Date
- May 5, 2026
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Token Approval Abuse
- How in
- Smart contract bug
- Target
- DeFi protocol
- Chains
- Ethereum
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Ekubo hack, May 5, 2026: $1.4M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htab6c799a77/ (data as of 2026-10-31).