Raft Falls Prey to Hacker, $3.3 Million Stolen

posted  11 Nov 2023
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Raft, a platform in the decentralized finance realm, experienced a major exploit, losing $3.3 million. The hacker, however, lost the pilfered funds due to a peculiar mistake.

They withdrew 1577 ETH from Raft but then sent 1570 ETH to a zero address due to what seems to be a coding error, leaving only 7 ETH. In a further twist, they ended up with a net loss of 4 ETH after the costs of the hack.
The platform's stablecoin, bearing the ticker R, saw its dollar peg lost as a consequence of the hacker's interference, resulting in a drastic price dive of over 90%. Raft has suspended the minting of R and revealed plans for the rollout of an upgraded, secure version of the stablecoin.