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← back to feed·FLASHLOAN2021-05-26 · 5y ago
Incident · SLOWMIST

MerlinLabs

Flash loan attack
Estimated loss
$6.80M
VERDICT —UNRATED
Verdict pending. Auto-ingested incidents are reviewed before a public verdict is rendered.
▰ METHOD
FLASHLOAN
FLASHLOANBYTECODE CATCHABLEAI SCANNABLE
Root cause

Root-cause analysis not yet published. The incident description below contains all currently available signal — review the attack transaction directly for definitive forensics.

Forensic narrative

MerlinLabs, the DeFi revenue aggregator, was attacked. The attack method was similar to that of PancakeBunny, which was attacked by lightning loan 5 days ago, and lost US$6.8 million. Attack method (per SlowMist): Flash loan attack. Reported loss: $ 6,800,000.

Primary source
https://rekt.news/merlinlabs-rekt/
Sourced from
slowmist
Technical record
chain
protocol
MerlinLabs
bug_class
flashloan
date_occurred
2021-05-26
loss_usd
$6,800,000
source_id
sm:merlinlabs::2021-05-26
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