Flash Loans

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U.S. Department of Justice Arrests Engineer Over $9M Crypto Theft
The DOJ alleged that Shakeeb Ahmed stole $9 million from a crypto exchange that operates on Solana, through a flash loan attack last year.
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Someone Flash Loaned $200M From MakerDAO to Make $3 Profit
An arbitrage bot took advantage of MakerDAO's 'DssFlash' contract, creating a $200 million flash loan to extract $3 in profit.
$200m DAI flash loan (Arkham)

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French Police Arrest Duo Involved in Platypus Crypto Exploit
Flash loan exploit drained protocol of over $9 million in assets and knocked Platypus USD (USP) off its peg.
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USP Stablecoin Loses Dollar Peg as DeFi Protocol Platypus Suffers $8.5M Attack
The flash loan attack caused Platypus Finance’s native stablecoin to fall to 48 cents from $1. The potential loss is $8.5 million, according to blockchain security firm CertiK.
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OpenZepplin Defender against DeFi Flash Loans
OpenZeppelin's 'Defender' Gives DeFi Teams a Weapon Against Flash Loan Attacks
Flash loan attacks have filched nearly $150 million from DeFi projects since 2020.
OpenZepplin Defender against DeFi Flash Loans

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Warp Finance Suffers Possible $8M Flash Loan Attack
The scheme has become common in the fast-growing DeFi sector.
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DeFi flash loans
DeFi Exploits Can’t Be Pinned on Flash Loans, Industry Leaders Say
DeFi’s novel flash loan products aren't to blame for the recent string of exploits, industry leaders say.
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OUSD
Origin Protocol Loses $7M in Latest DeFi Attack
Stablecoin project Origin Dollar (OUSD) sustained a re-entrancy attack at 00:47 UTC Tuesday resulting in a loss of funds worth $7 million.
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Value DeFi Suffers $6M Flash Loan Attack
The latest flash loan attack in the decentralized finance world has caused a total loss of $6 million.
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MakerDAO Members Voting on a Safeguard Against BProtocol Flash Loan-Type Attack
The MakerDAO community is voting on a proposal to harden the protocol's governance structure against flash loan voting.
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