Hack history / 2020 / Hack or exploit
Chainlink
Hack or exploit on Sep 4, 2020 · Spam attacks
ONE SOURCE · 1 SOURCE
Lost
$270K
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#1,367
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
Nine Chainlink node operators were subjected to so-called "spam attacks." The attackers obtained approximately 700 ETH (worth approximately $335,000 at the time) from their "hot wallets".
Details
- Date
- Sep 4, 2020
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Spam attacks
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- not stated
- Chains
- Ethereum
Reported by
Related incidents
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Chainlink hack, Sep 4, 2020: $270K lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htea7197e4b0/ (data as of 2026-10-31).