Hack history / 2024 / Hack or exploit

LayerSwap

Hack or exploit on Mar 20, 2024 · DNS Hijack

SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 2 SOURCES

Lost

$100K

dollars at the time

Returned

none listed

as the sources state it

Rank

#1,722

among thefts by dollars lost

What happened

Attackers compromised LayerSwap's GoDaddy registrar account and redirected DNS to a phishing site, draining 50 users of $100K before the company regained access and began refunding users.

Details

Date: Mar 20, 2024
Kind: Hack or exploit
Method: DNS Hijack
How in: Keys, accounts and infrastructure
Target: DeFi protocol
Chains: Ethereum

Reported by

DefiLlama ↗
SlowMist Hacked ↗

Related incidents

dYdX V3 2024 · Hack or exploit · $31K
Ambient 2024 · Hack or exploit · undisclosed

Cite this page

SwanBluechip, "LayerSwap hack, Mar 20, 2024: $100K lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htb9f694d7fe/ (data as of 2026-10-31).

Open in the full list All incidents