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Protocol Exploit Exposed CoW Swap DEX to Over $180,000 Theft

Published 07/02/2023, 12:10
Updated 07/02/2023, 12:15
Protocol Exploit Exposed CoW Swap DEX to Over $180,000 Theft

  • An attacker exposed CoW Swap, creating room for over $180,000 loss.
  • Funds were drained from the platform in DAI, ETH, and BNB.
  • CoW Swap says users’ funds are unaffected as only the past week’s fees are stored on the platform.

PeckShield, the blockchain security data and analytics company, has identified a breach on the CoW Swap DEX which led to a $180,000 exploitation by an attacker.

According to PeckShield, the heist on CoW Swap started about ten days before the time of the report. At the time, an attacker appeared to trick CoW Swap’s GPv2Settlement contract into approving SwapGuard for DAI spending. Having achieved this, the attacker followed up by triggering SwapGuard to transfer DAI from GPv2Settlement.

PeckShield revealed that the attacker transferred funds out of CoW Swap…

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