VERDICT —UNRATED
Verdict pending. Auto-ingested incidents are reviewed before a public verdict is rendered.
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.
▰ PROOF OF CONCEPT
DEFIHACKLABS
src/test/2024-09/Pythia_exp.sol
view forked test on github ↗Reproducible Foundry test fork from SunWeb3Sec/DeFiHackLabs. Clone the repo, run forge test against the file path above, and replay the exploit against a mainnet fork at the historical block. Use for reproduction only — not for live targets.
Forensic narrative
The decentralized algorithmic stablecoin protocol Pythia was attacked due to a vulnerability in its staking contract, resulting in a loss of 21 ETH (approximately $53,000). Attack method (per SlowMist): Contract Vulnerability. Reported loss: $ 53,000.
Primary source
https://x.com/pythiafinance/status/1830937365918969929 ↗Sourced from
slowmist
Technical record
- chain
- —
- protocol
- Pythia
- bug_class
- logic
- date_occurred
- 2024-09-03
- loss_usd
- $53,000
- source_id
- sm:pythia::2024-09-03
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