Euler Finance exploit on 2023-03-13 ($197M reported)
Exploit on Ethereum, 13 Mar 2023. Reported loss $197M. Last verified 4 Nov 2026.
critical
Reported loss
$197M
as reported by the sources
Recovered
$240M
as reported
Status
Funds recovered
updated 26 Oct 2026
Date
Ethereum
Summary
The Euler lending protocol on Ethereum was exploited on 2023-03-13, with stolen assets worth about $197M at the time of the attack. After negotiations the exploiter returned all recoverable funds, worth about $240M by then as the ETH price had risen.
- Protocol
- Euler Finance
- Type
- Exploit
- Reported loss
- $197,000,000 · as stated: ~$197M in assets source: euler.finance ↗
- Recovered
- $240,000,000 · as stated: all recoverable funds returned, ~$240M worth of assets
Facts and where they come from
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Date | 13 March 2023 | forum.euler.finance ↗ |
| Amount (USD) | $197M | euler.finance ↗ |
| Recovered | all recoverable funds were returned | forum.euler.finance ↗ |
| Recovered (USD) | $240M | euler.finance ↗ |
Primary sources
- Euler Foundation: Exploited funds successfully recovered ↗ official announcement · accessed 2026-11-04
- Euler Labs: Behind the scenes of the exploit recovery ↗ post-mortem · accessed 2026-11-04
Our own summary of facts published by the sources above. We do not attribute fault beyond them. Amounts are as the sources state them (no USD conversion by us); links and quoted figures last checked 2026-11-04.
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