On February 2024, Miner was exploited in a input validation, resulting in approximately $150K in losses. That makes the Miner exploit the 185th largest DeFi incident out of 690 documented in our archive.
Attack Mechanics: How the Miner Input Validation Played Out
Exploit Class Applied to Miner
The Miner incident on February 15, 2024 is classified as a Input Validation. The contract accepts an attacker-controlled input it should have rejected. In the full archive, Miner is 1 of 21 documented input validation incidents.
Miner in Context
At $150K, the Miner exploit is a minor (<$1M) event compared to the largest same-class incident in our archive — OrbitChain (2024) at $81M.
Prior Input Validation Before Miner
The nearest input validation incident before Miner was AffineDeFi, 14 days earlier on February 1, 2024 ($88K lost). The same exploit class surfaced again within the input validation attack surface.
Miner Vulnerability Signature
The primary source categorises the Miner exploit specifically as “lack of validation dst address”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the Miner contract failed, rather than the broad input validation pattern alone.
Impact & Recovery for Miner
Miner Loss Figure
The Miner exploit caused $150,000 in losses — a minor (<$1M) incident and the 52nd largest of 188 documented in 2024.
Where Miner Sits Among Input Validation Attacks
Ranked by loss size, Miner is the 7th largest of 21 input validation incidents documented. That puts the Miner loss below the class average of $5.88M.
Timeline Since the Miner Incident
The Miner exploit occurred 2.2 years ago (789 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.
Primary Reference for Miner
Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the Miner incident: view source.
FAQ
How much did Miner lose?
The Miner exploit in February 2024 resulted in $150,000 in losses — the 52nd largest of 188 DeFi incidents that year.
When did the Miner hack happen?
The Miner exploit was recorded on February 15, 2024 — 789 days ago.
What type of exploit hit Miner?
The Miner 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 Miner?
Our archive contains 21 documented input validation incidents. The Miner incident is one of them.
How does Miner compare to the largest Input Validation attack?
The largest input validation incident in our archive is OrbitChain (2024) at $81M. The Miner loss is $150K.
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