Hack history / 2022 / Hack or exploit
HackDao
Hack or exploit on May 24, 2022 · Improper Access Control
ONE SOURCE · 1 SOURCE
Lost
$65K
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#1,853
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
Attackers exploited HackDao's token fee mechanism and skim() function via flashloan, borrowing and liquidating themselves repeatedly without repaying. The contract's flawed accounting allowed extraction of 200 BNB (~$65K) before theft detection.
Details
- Date
- May 24, 2022
- 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, "HackDao hack, May 24, 2022: $65K lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htfe614ff64f/ (data as of 2026-11-01).