Spartan Protocol exploit results in loss of $30M

Spartan Protocol exploit results in loss of $30M

The price of SPARTA token plunged 30% on Sunday as details of the attack came to light. Spartan Protocol, a liquidity platform for synthetic assets on the Binance Smart Chain, was drained of $30 million in a coordinated attack on its liquidity pool late Saturday. The exploit targeted a “flawed liquidity share calculation” in the SPARTA/WBNB liquidity pool, which enabled the attacker to withdraw the funds, blockchain security company PeckShield explained. The security expert continued:“In particular, the specific hack inflates the asset balance of the pool before burning the same amount of....


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