On February 2024, SwarmMarkets was exploited in a input validation, resulting in approximately $7K in losses. That makes the SwarmMarkets exploit the 398th largest DeFi incident out of 690 documented in our archive.
Attack Mechanics: How the SwarmMarkets Input Validation Played Out
Exploit Class Applied to SwarmMarkets
The SwarmMarkets incident on February 22, 2024 is classified as a Input Validation. The contract accepts an attacker-controlled input it should have rejected. In the full archive, SwarmMarkets is 1 of 21 documented input validation incidents.
SwarmMarkets in Context
At $7K, the SwarmMarkets exploit is a minor (<$1M) event compared to the largest same-class incident in our archive — OrbitChain (2024) at $81M.
Prior Input Validation Before SwarmMarkets
The nearest input validation incident before SwarmMarkets was DeezNutz 404, 1 day earlier on February 21, 2024 ($170K lost). The same exploit class surfaced again within the input validation attack surface.
SwarmMarkets Vulnerability Signature
The primary source categorises the SwarmMarkets exploit specifically as “lack of validation”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the SwarmMarkets contract failed, rather than the broad input validation pattern alone.
Impact & Recovery for SwarmMarkets
SwarmMarkets Loss Figure
The SwarmMarkets exploit caused $7,000 in losses — a minor (<$1M) incident and the 119th largest of 188 documented in 2024.
Where SwarmMarkets Sits Among Input Validation Attacks
Ranked by loss size, SwarmMarkets is the 14th largest of 21 input validation incidents documented. That puts the SwarmMarkets loss below the class average of $5.88M.
Timeline Since the SwarmMarkets Incident
The SwarmMarkets exploit occurred 2.1 years ago (782 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.
Primary Reference for SwarmMarkets
Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the SwarmMarkets incident: view source.
FAQ
How much did SwarmMarkets lose?
The SwarmMarkets exploit in February 2024 resulted in $7,000 in losses — the 119th largest of 188 DeFi incidents that year.
When did the SwarmMarkets hack happen?
The SwarmMarkets exploit was recorded on February 22, 2024 — 782 days ago.
What type of exploit hit SwarmMarkets?
The SwarmMarkets 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 SwarmMarkets?
Our archive contains 21 documented input validation incidents. The SwarmMarkets incident is one of them.
How does SwarmMarkets compare to the largest Input Validation attack?
The largest input validation incident in our archive is OrbitChain (2024) at $81M. The SwarmMarkets loss is $7K.
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