Security incident · 2023-02-01
BonqDAO
According to the public DefiLlama incident dataset, BonqDAO (Polygon) suffered a security incident on 2023-02-01, with about $1.8M reported lost.
| Date | 2023-02-01 |
|---|---|
| Reported loss | $1.8M |
| Chain | Polygon |
| Target type | DeFi Protocol |
| Technique class | Oracle Manipulation |
| Technique | Oracle Misconfiguration |
| Bridge incident | No |
| Within 2023 | #68 by loss that year, 0.1% of all reported losses that year |
How this kind of attack works
The price feed the protocol relied on was pushed off for a short time, and the attacker borrowed or swapped at the distorted price.
Would a pre-payment check have helped
Oracle manipulation is a price-feed design problem.
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