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FlamingoFinance Loses $346,000 in DeFi Exploit Using $18M Flash Loan

FlamingoFinance reportedly lost about $346,000 in a DeFi exploit involving an $18 million flash loan. The incident was reported by CryptoRank, with no further technical details provided in the excerpt.

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Sep 16, 2026 at 10:37 PM UTC · Updated há um dia · 1 min de leitura

FlamingoFinance Loses $346,000 in DeFi Exploit Using $18M Flash Loan
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FlamingoFinance lost about $345,900 in a DeFi exploit after an attacker manipulated share prices in older Flamincome contracts, security firm Blockaid said Wednesday.

The attacker used an $18 million USDT flash loan to increase the size of the trade and exploit the pricing flaw. The borrowed funds were used to interact with USDP liquidity-provider tokens held by a strategy contract.

Flash Loan Drives Vault Manipulation

Blockaid said the attack inflated VaultYUSDT’s share price, allowing the attacker to redeem liquid aUSDT at a favorable rate.

Related: Zerodh…

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Why this matters

The exploit shows how share-price manipulation in legacy DeFi contracts can be amplified with flash-loan liquidity, allowing attackers to extract funds without needing substantial upfront capital. It could prompt users and protocol operators to review older vault and strategy contracts for pricing and redemption weaknesses.

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How much did FlamingoFinance lose in the exploit?

FlamingoFinance reportedly lost approximately $346,000.

Was a flash loan used in the FlamingoFinance exploit?

Yes. The report says the exploit involved an $18 million flash loan.

How did the FlamingoFinance attacker exploit the protocol?

The provided excerpt does not describe the technical attack method or vulnerability used.

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