How Spankchain Got Hacked

Explained: A Reentrancy attack which drained 165 Ether

Alex Roan
The Startup

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Photo by Kaur Kristjan on Unsplash

Introduction

Spankchain is a decentralised platform for the adult entertainment industry. In 2018, one of their Smart Contracts was attacked and drained of around 165 Ether. The Spackchain team published an overview of the attack when they discovered that it had occurred. In it, they described…

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Alex Roan
The Startup

CoFounder at Cyfrin. Previously: Chainlink Labs.