Hack history / 2023 / Hack or exploit
MetaLabz
Hack or exploit on Jul 25, 2023 · Improper Access Control
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 2 SOURCES
Lost
$95K
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#1,738
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
MetaLabz token locker contract had an unprotected emergencyWithdraw() function that bypassed NFT stake records and reward calculations. Users could deposit both NFTs and ERC20 tokens, then execute emergencyWithdraw to extract tokens without processing proper stake accounting.
Details
- Date
- Jul 25, 2023
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Improper Access Control
- How in
- Smart contract bug
- Target
- DeFi protocol
- Chains
- BNB Chain
Reported by
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "MetaLabz hack, Jul 25, 2023: $95K lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htc41ed56880/ (data as of 2026-11-01).