Kyber Network Hack
What happened
The Kyber Network project was exploited by a hacker who took advantage of a vulnerability in the front end taking a profit of ~$265k.
Kyber Network is a decentralized, blockchain-based protocol that aggregates liquidity and enables the exchange of tokens without an intermediary.
The hacker managed to add malicious code to Google Tag Manager (GTM), which performed an approve, which gave the hacker access to user's funds. The script added by hacker's team was specifically targeting whale wallets.
Involved addresses:
- Scammer address:
- Polygon: https://polygonscan.com/address/0x57A72cE4…7Dff80
- Ethereum: https://etherscan.io/address/0x57A72cE4…7Dff80
- Addresses supplying native tokens to hacker addresses: https://etherscan.io/address/0x9bc22f7e…23fdd6
Case & protocol details
Evidence & learning
Sources and on-chain records
- report Report kyberswap.com
- analysis Web Archive web.archive.org
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