Hack history / 2022 / Hack or exploit
Uniswap (Phishing Attack)
Hack or exploit on Jul 11, 2022 · Phishing
IN REVIEWSOURCES DISAGREE ON DATE OR LOSS · 3 SOURCES
Lost
$8.2M
sources: $8M to $12.9M
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#343
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
On July 11, 2022, a phishing campaign targeted Uniswap users by airdropping a malicious ERC20 token to 73,399 UNI holders, promising a $2K airdrop. When users interacted with the token to claim it, they signed malicious approvals granting the attacker access to their Uniswap V3 LP tokens. The attacker siphoned 7,574 ETH (~$8M) and moved 7,500 ETH through Tornado Cash.
In review: sources disagree on the loss.
Details
- Date
- Jul 11, 2022
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Phishing
- How in
- Phishing and scams
- Target
- DeFi protocol
- Chains
- Ethereum
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Crypto holder loses $40 million to sophisticated phishing attack 2025 · Scam · $40M
Arrests made after $243 million stolen from one individual in Gemini phishing attack 2024 · Later news (arrest, ruling) · $243M
Victim loses $11 million to permit phishing 2024 · Scam · $11M
Polymarket suffers governance attack as whale manipulates Ukraine bet resolution; refuses refunds 2025 · Fraud · $7M
Crypto holder loses $40 million to sophisticated phishing attack 2025 · Scam · $40M
Arrests made after $243 million stolen from one individual in Gemini phishing attack 2024 · Later news (arrest, ruling) · $243M
Victim loses $11 million to permit phishing 2024 · Scam · $11M
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Uniswap (Phishing Attack) hack, Jul 11, 2022: $8.2M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htaf957aa7c3/ (data as of 2026-11-01).