Security incident · 2026-04-28
Quant
According to the public DefiLlama incident dataset, Quant (Ethereum) suffered a security incident on 2026-04-28, with about $138K reported lost.
| Date | 2026-04-28 |
|---|---|
| Reported loss | $138K |
| Chain | Ethereum |
| Target type | Token |
| Technique class | Access Control |
| Technique | Arbitrary External Call |
| Bridge incident | No |
| Within 2026 | #203 by loss that year, 0.0% of all reported losses that year |
How this kind of attack works
A contract function meant for administrators was not locked down, and the attacker called it directly to move funds.
Would a pre-payment check have helped
Broken contract permissions are a code-audit matter that pre-payment screening cannot see.
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