On July 2024, Lifiprotocol was exploited in a input validation, resulting in approximately $10M in losses. That makes the Lifiprotocol exploit the 30th largest DeFi incident out of 690 documented in our archive.
Attack Mechanics: How the Lifiprotocol Input Validation Played Out
Exploit Class Applied to Lifiprotocol
The Lifiprotocol incident on July 16, 2024 is classified as a Input Validation. The contract accepts an attacker-controlled input it should have rejected. In the full archive, Lifiprotocol is 1 of 21 documented input validation incidents.
Lifiprotocol in Context
At $10M, the Lifiprotocol exploit is a major ($10M–$100M) event compared to the largest same-class incident in our archive — OrbitChain (2024) at $81M.
Prior Input Validation Before Lifiprotocol
The nearest input validation incident before Lifiprotocol was DoughFina, 4 days earlier on July 12, 2024 ($1.8M lost). The same exploit class surfaced again within the input validation attack surface.
Lifiprotocol Vulnerability Signature
The primary source categorises the Lifiprotocol exploit specifically as “Incorrect input validation”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the Lifiprotocol contract failed, rather than the broad input validation pattern alone.
Impact & Recovery for Lifiprotocol
Lifiprotocol Loss Figure
The Lifiprotocol exploit caused $10,000,000 in losses — a major ($10M–$100M) incident and the 8th largest of 188 documented in 2024. This single incident represents 2.7% of all tracked losses that year.
Where Lifiprotocol Sits Among Input Validation Attacks
Ranked by loss size, Lifiprotocol is the 2nd largest of 21 input validation incidents documented. That puts the Lifiprotocol loss above the class average of $5.88M.
Timeline Since the Lifiprotocol Incident
The Lifiprotocol exploit occurred 1.7 years ago (637 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.
Primary Reference for Lifiprotocol
Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the Lifiprotocol incident: view source.
FAQ
How much did Lifiprotocol lose?
The Lifiprotocol exploit in July 2024 resulted in $10,000,000 in losses — the 8th largest of 188 DeFi incidents that year.
When did the Lifiprotocol hack happen?
The Lifiprotocol exploit was recorded on July 16, 2024 — 637 days ago.
What type of exploit hit Lifiprotocol?
The Lifiprotocol incident is classified as a Input Validation. The contract accepts an attacker-controlled input it should have rejected.
How common is the Input Validation pattern seen at Lifiprotocol?
Our archive contains 21 documented input validation incidents. The Lifiprotocol incident is one of them.
How does Lifiprotocol compare to the largest Input Validation attack?
The largest input validation incident in our archive is OrbitChain (2024) at $81M. The Lifiprotocol loss is $10M.
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