Example Protocol drained for $4.2m in exploit
An exploit drained roughly $4.2m from Example Protocol on Ethereum. Funds moved to a single address within one block.
Example Protocol lost roughly $4.2m on 28 July after an exploit against its vault contract. Funds moved to a single externally owned address within one block.
The receiving address currently scores 100 out of 100 in PublicAML, carrying a direct sanctions match. Its counterparties include two centralized exchange deposit addresses.
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Addresses in this incident
| Address | Chain | Role | Check |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0x67d40ee1a85bf4a4bb7ffae16de985e8427b6b45 | ETH | exploiterper Northwind Security | Check live |
Roles are attributed to the source that stated them. Addresses without an attributed role are listed because coverage mentioned them, not because we assign them a part in the incident.
PublicAML at time of writing
Snapshot taken 2026-07-28. Scores change as new activity is indexed — check the live page for current values.
| Address | Label | Category | Score | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0x67d40ee1a85bf4a4bb7ffae16de985e8427b6b45 | Chatex (OFAC Sanctioned) | cex | 100 | Live |