Hack history / 2021 / Hack or exploit
pNetwork
Hack or exploit on Sep 20, 2021 · Contract Vulnerability
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 2 SOURCES
Lost
$12M
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#269
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
The cross-chain protocol pNetwork released an analysis report in response to the previous attack that resulted in the theft of 277 BTC, stating that at 17:20 UTC on September 19, 2021, the pNetwork system was attacked by hackers who attacked multiple pToken bridges. Including pBTC-on-BSC, TLOS-on-BSC, PNT-on-BSC, pBTC-on-ETH, TLOS-on-ETH and pSAFEMOON-on-ETH. However, hackers only cross-chain bridges in pBTC-on-BSC The attack was successful and 277 BTC were stolen from the pBTC-on-BSC collateral. Other pToken bridges were not affected and the funds were safe.
Details
- Date
- Sep 20, 2021
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Contract Vulnerability
- How in
- Bridge and cross-chain
- Target
- Bridge
- Chains
- Bitcoin
Reported by
Related incidents
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "pNetwork hack, Sep 20, 2021: $12M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htcafa395583/ (data as of 2026-10-31).