shield Flash Loan Attack · $140K loss

MooCAKECTX Hack: How $140K Was Lost in a Flash Loan Attack (2022)

On November 2022, MooCAKECTX was exploited in a flash loan attack, resulting in approximately $140K in losses. That makes the MooCAKECTX exploit the 191st largest DeFi incident out of 690 documented in our archive.

Attack Mechanics: How the MooCAKECTX Flash Loan Attack Played Out

Exploit Class Applied to MooCAKECTX

The MooCAKECTX incident on November 7, 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, MooCAKECTX is 1 of 27 documented flash loan attack incidents.

MooCAKECTX in Context

At $140K, the MooCAKECTX exploit is a minor (<$1M) event compared to the largest same-class incident in our archive — PolterFinance (2024) at $7M.

Prior Flash Loan Attack Before MooCAKECTX

The nearest flash loan attack incident before MooCAKECTX was EFLeverVault, 24 days earlier on October 14, 2022. The same exploit class surfaced again within the flash loan attack attack surface.

MooCAKECTX Vulnerability Signature

The primary source categorises the MooCAKECTX exploit specifically as “FlashLoan Attack”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the MooCAKECTX contract failed, rather than the broad flash loan attack pattern alone.

Impact & Recovery for MooCAKECTX

MooCAKECTX Loss Figure

The MooCAKECTX exploit caused $140,000 in losses — a minor (<$1M) incident and the 21st largest of 129 documented in 2022. This single incident represents 0.1% of all tracked losses that year.

Where MooCAKECTX Sits Among Flash Loan Attack Attacks

Ranked by loss size, MooCAKECTX is the 10th largest of 27 flash loan attack incidents documented. That puts the MooCAKECTX loss below the class average of $577.3K.

Timeline Since the MooCAKECTX Incident

The MooCAKECTX exploit occurred 3.4 years ago (1,254 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.

Primary Reference for MooCAKECTX

Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the MooCAKECTX incident: view source.

FAQ

How much did MooCAKECTX lose?

The MooCAKECTX exploit in November 2022 resulted in $140,000 in losses — the 21st largest of 129 DeFi incidents that year.

When did the MooCAKECTX hack happen?

The MooCAKECTX exploit was recorded on November 7, 2022 — 1,254 days ago.

What type of exploit hit MooCAKECTX?

The MooCAKECTX 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 MooCAKECTX?

Our archive contains 27 documented flash loan attack incidents. The MooCAKECTX incident is one of them.

How does MooCAKECTX compare to the largest Flash Loan Attack attack?

The largest flash loan attack incident in our archive is PolterFinance (2024) at $7M. The MooCAKECTX loss is $140K.

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