Hack history / 2021 / Hack or exploit
Force DAO
Hack or exploit on Apr 4, 2021 · Donation Attack
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 2 SOURCES
Lost
$367K
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#1,251
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
Force DAO was exploited hours after launch when the xFORCE vault contract assumed failed ERC20 transfers would revert. The Aragon Minime token returns false instead, allowing attackers to claim tokens without proper validation and drain ~$367K in FORCE.
Details
- Date
- Apr 4, 2021
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Donation Attack
- How in
- Smart contract bug
- Target
- DeFi protocol
- Chains
- Ethereum
Reported by
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Force DAO hack, Apr 4, 2021: $367K lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htc9a5fc68b6/ (data as of 2026-10-31).