DeFi Protocol Cream Finance Loses $130 Million in Latest Crypto Hack

DeFi protocol Cream Finance suffered yet another hack this year after an exploit stole at least $130 million in what could be one of the largest thefts in decentralized finance. From a report: The attack on the Ethereum-based lending protocol was first reported by The Block Crypto, which cited a tweet by PeckShield highlighting a large flash-loan transaction that carried out the theft. The burgeoning DeFi landscape has drawn in billions of dollars in investor funds, but it has been a frequent target by hackers, with many using flash loans -- a type of uncollateralized lending -- as a way to exploit poorly protected protocols. Cream was involved in similar attacks that stole nearly $38 million in February and almost $19 million in August, according to The Block. Meanwhile, a hacker stole $600 million worth of crypto tokens from the PolyNetwork protocol in August in what is considered to be the largest DeFi hack ever.

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