On April 2022, GYMNetwork suffered a flash loan attack — the first of 27 documented flash loan attack incidents in our archive where the loss figure was not publicly disclosed but the exploit pattern is documented below.
Attack Mechanics: How the GYMNetwork Flash Loan Attack Played Out
Exploit Class Applied to GYMNetwork
The GYMNetwork incident on April 9, 2022 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, GYMNetwork is 1 of 27 documented flash loan attack incidents.
GYMNetwork in Context
The GYMNetwork incident joins a class whose largest loss to date is PolterFinance (2024) at $7M.
Prior Flash Loan Attack Before GYMNetwork
The nearest flash loan attack incident before GYMNetwork was Paraluni, 27 days earlier on March 13, 2022 ($1 lost). The same exploit class surfaced again within the flash loan attack attack surface.
GYMNetwork Vulnerability Signature
The primary source categorises the GYMNetwork exploit specifically as “Flashloan + token migrate flaw”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the GYMNetwork contract failed, rather than the broad flash loan attack pattern alone.
Impact & Recovery for GYMNetwork
GYMNetwork Loss Figure
The loss figure for GYMNetwork is not publicly disclosed. The primary source reports the exploit in non-USD terms, so no USD estimate is published here. For reference, the average loss across 27 flash loan attack incidents in our archive is $577.3K.
Timeline Since the GYMNetwork Incident
The GYMNetwork exploit occurred 4 years ago (1,466 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.
Primary Reference for GYMNetwork
Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the GYMNetwork incident: view source.
FAQ
How much did GYMNetwork lose?
The GYMNetwork loss figure is not publicly disclosed. The primary source reports the exploit in non-USD token terms, so no USD estimate is published here.
When did the GYMNetwork hack happen?
The GYMNetwork exploit was recorded on April 9, 2022 — 1,466 days ago.
What type of exploit hit GYMNetwork?
The GYMNetwork 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 GYMNetwork?
Our archive contains 27 documented flash loan attack incidents. The GYMNetwork incident is one of them.
How does GYMNetwork compare to the largest Flash Loan Attack attack?
The largest flash loan attack incident in our archive is PolterFinance (2024) at $7M. The GYMNetwork loss was not publicly disclosed.
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