Hack history / 2024 / Hack or exploit
Aave
Hack or exploit on Aug 28, 2024 · Arbitrary External Call
ATTACK TX CONFIRMED ON CHAINSOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 4 SOURCES
Lost
$56K
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#1,890
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
On August 28, 2024, the ParaSwapRepayAdapter peripheral contract of Aave was exploited for approximately $56,000. The _buyOnParaSwap function had excessive token allowances that weren't properly adjusted after swap failures, allowing attackers to exploit unvalidated paraswapData parameters and drain accumulated slippage tokens.
Details
- Date
- Aug 28, 2024
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Arbitrary External Call
- How in
- Smart contract bug
- Target
- DeFi protocol
- Chains
- Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Aave hack, Aug 28, 2024: $56K lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htee2aaec489/ (data as of 2026-10-31).