On November 2021, Ploutoz was exploited in a flash loan attack, resulting in approximately $365K in losses. That makes the Ploutoz exploit the 135th largest DeFi incident out of 690 documented in our archive.
Attack Mechanics: How the Ploutoz Flash Loan Attack Played Out
Exploit Class Applied to Ploutoz
The Ploutoz incident on November 23, 2021 is classified as a Flash Loan Attack. Attackers borrow huge amounts via uncollateralised single-transaction loans and manipulate protocol state before repaying in the same block. In the full archive, Ploutoz is 1 of 27 documented flash loan attack incidents.
Ploutoz in Context
At $365K, the Ploutoz exploit is a minor (<$1M) event compared to the largest same-class incident in our archive — PolterFinance (2024) at $7M.
Prior Flash Loan Attack Before Ploutoz
The nearest flash loan attack incident before Ploutoz was Cream Finance, 85 days earlier on August 30, 2021 ($18 lost). The same exploit class surfaced again within the flash loan attack attack surface.
Ploutoz Vulnerability Signature
The primary source categorises the Ploutoz exploit specifically as “Flash Loan”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the Ploutoz contract failed, rather than the broad flash loan attack pattern alone.
Impact & Recovery for Ploutoz
Ploutoz Loss Figure
The Ploutoz exploit caused $365,000 in losses — a minor (<$1M) incident and the 8th largest of 37 documented in 2021. This single incident represents 0.2% of all tracked losses that year.
Where Ploutoz Sits Among Flash Loan Attack Attacks
Ranked by loss size, Ploutoz is the 7th largest of 27 flash loan attack incidents documented. That puts the Ploutoz loss below the class average of $577.3K.
Timeline Since the Ploutoz Incident
The Ploutoz exploit occurred 4.4 years ago (1,603 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.
Primary Reference for Ploutoz
Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the Ploutoz incident: view source.
FAQ
How much did Ploutoz lose?
The Ploutoz exploit in November 2021 resulted in $365,000 in losses — the 8th largest of 37 DeFi incidents that year.
When did the Ploutoz hack happen?
The Ploutoz exploit was recorded on November 23, 2021 — 1,603 days ago.
What type of exploit hit Ploutoz?
The Ploutoz incident is classified as a Flash Loan Attack. Attackers borrow huge amounts via uncollateralised single-transaction loans and manipulate protocol state before repaying in the same block.
How common is the Flash Loan Attack pattern seen at Ploutoz?
Our archive contains 27 documented flash loan attack incidents. The Ploutoz incident is one of them.
How does Ploutoz compare to the largest Flash Loan Attack attack?
The largest flash loan attack incident in our archive is PolterFinance (2024) at $7M. The Ploutoz loss is $365K.
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