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Unilend Exploit: Business Logic Flaw Incident Explained (2025)

On January 2025, Unilend suffered a business logic flaw — the first of 144 documented business logic flaw incidents in our archive where the loss figure was not publicly disclosed but the exploit pattern is documented below.

Attack Mechanics: How the Unilend Business Logic Flaw Played Out

Exploit Class Applied to Unilend

The Unilend incident on January 12, 2025 is classified as a Business Logic Flaw. A business-logic bug in the contract — such as an incorrect formula or missing state update — lets the attacker withdraw more than their share. In the full archive, Unilend is 1 of 144 documented business logic flaw incidents.

Unilend in Context

The Unilend incident joins a class whose largest loss to date is – EulerFinance (2023) at $200M.

Prior Business Logic Flaw Before Unilend

The nearest business logic flaw incident before Unilend was JPulsepot, 2 days earlier on January 10, 2025 ($21.5K lost). The same exploit class surfaced again within the business logic flaw attack surface.

Unilend Vulnerability Signature

The primary source categorises the Unilend exploit specifically as “Logic Flaw”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the Unilend contract failed, rather than the broad business logic flaw pattern alone.

Impact & Recovery for Unilend

Unilend Loss Figure

The loss figure for Unilend 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 144 business logic flaw incidents in our archive is $6.08M.

Timeline Since the Unilend Incident

The Unilend exploit occurred 1.3 years ago (457 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.

Primary Reference for Unilend

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

FAQ

How much did Unilend lose?

The Unilend 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 Unilend hack happen?

The Unilend exploit was recorded on January 12, 2025 — 457 days ago.

What type of exploit hit Unilend?

The Unilend incident is classified as a Business Logic Flaw. A business-logic bug in the contract — such as an incorrect formula or missing state update — lets the attacker withdraw more than their share.

How common is the Business Logic Flaw pattern seen at Unilend?

Our archive contains 144 documented business logic flaw incidents. The Unilend incident is one of them.

How does Unilend compare to the largest Business Logic Flaw attack?

The largest business logic flaw incident in our archive is – EulerFinance (2023) at $200M. The Unilend loss was not publicly disclosed.

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