How much was lost in the DeltaPrime hack?

The DeltaPrime hack resulted in $1.0M in losses on July 23, 2024.

What attack technique was used in the DeltaPrime exploit?

The specific attack technique used in the DeltaPrime hack has not been formally classified. Review available post-mortems and on-chain data for technical details.

How can developers prevent similar smart contract attacks?

Preventing smart contract hacks requires a combination of secure coding practices, thorough security audits, and understanding common attack vectors like reentrancy, oracle manipulation, and access control flaws. Smart Contract Hacking (SCH) provides hands-on training to help developers and auditors identify and prevent vulnerabilities before deployment.

DeltaPrime Hack

TOTAL LOST $1.0M

Medium Jul 23, 2024 arbitrum

Affected Chain arbitrum Incident surface

Recovered - No recovery reported

All-Time Rank #833 By amount stolen

Auditors 5 Prior security audits

Incident Overview

DeltaPrime aggregates the best projects from your chain within one DeFi ecosystem. Within this ecosystem you can borrow extra capital trustless and anonymous. This way, you multiply your returns with a balanced portfolio, whether through trading, LPing or farming

Incident Report

Protocol / Project DeltaPrime

Date of Incident July 23, 2024

Affected Chain(s) arbitrum

Classification Protocol Logic

Primary Source View Post-Mortem

Protocol Information

Protocol Type Leveraged Farming

Smart Contract Language Solidity

Official Website deltaprime.io

Protocol Twitter/X @DeltaPrimeDefi

What the Attacker Needed to Succeed

Understanding the prerequisites for this type of attack helps auditors identify protocols that are most at risk and helps developers build better defenses.

Technical Knowledge Deep understanding of DeFi protocol mechanics and Solidity and EVM internals

Capital Required Seed capital to cover gas and initial position setup

On-Chain Access Ability to interact with arbitrum smart contracts and deploy a custom exploit contract

Protocol Analysis Identification of the exploitable vulnerability in DeltaPrime's contract logic - root cause: protocol logic

Execution Speed Precise transaction ordering and timing to exploit the vulnerability within a single atomic block

Obfuscation Plan A strategy to launder and move stolen funds - typically through mixers, cross-chain bridges, or decentralized DEX swaps to resist tracing

What Auditors Should Check

Audited by Audit Report 1, Audit Report 2, Audit Report 3, Audit Report 4, Audit Report 5 — still lost $1.0M. Prior audits don't guarantee safety, especially after post-audit code changes.

If you're auditing a protocol with similar architecture to DeltaPrime, these are the critical security checks that could have prevented this incident (July 2024).

Review privileged functions (owner, admin, governance) for potential abuse vectors - centralization risks should be documented and bounded with timelocks or multi-sigs

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Security Audit History

Audit Report 1 Report
Audit Report 2 Report
Audit Report 3 Report
Audit Report 4 Report
Audit Report 5 Report

Sources & References

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Source 1 https://x.com/DeltaPrimeDefi/status/1815536737206026346

Threat Assessment

Severity Level

MEDIUM

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