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Security Incident · ETH Ecosystem

WLEO Casting WLEO: $42.00K Reported Loss

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Incident Overview

The WLEO contract of the Ethereum project was hacked, resulting in the theft of $42,000 worth of funds. The hackers stole Ethereum from the pool of the decentralized exchange Uniswap by casting WLEO to themselves and replacing it with Ethereum.

Sources & References

Original incident referencehttps://decrypt.co/44645/ethereum-project-wleo-hacked-for-42000-on-uniswap (opens in a new tab)

This record presents information attributed to the linked sources. Incident dates describe the original event, not a new report. Reported loss figures reflect the source record and are not current market valuations.

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