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MEVBOTa47b Exploit: Oracle Manipulation Incident Explained (2022)

On October 2022, MEVBOTa47b suffered a oracle manipulation — the first of 19 documented oracle manipulation incidents in our archive where the loss figure was not publicly disclosed but the exploit pattern is documented below.

Attack Mechanics: How the MEVBOTa47b Oracle Manipulation Played Out

Exploit Class Applied to MEVBOTa47b

The MEVBOTa47b incident on October 14, 2022 is classified as a Oracle Manipulation. The attacker skews the price feed the protocol trusts — often via a thin DEX pool — forcing the contract to misprice collateral. In the full archive, MEVBOTa47b is 1 of 19 documented oracle manipulation incidents.

MEVBOTa47b in Context

The MEVBOTa47b incident joins a class whose largest loss to date is – BonqDAO (2023) at $88M.

Prior Oracle Manipulation Before MEVBOTa47b

The nearest oracle manipulation incident before MEVBOTa47b was BXH, 16 days earlier on September 28, 2022 ($40.3K lost). The same exploit class surfaced again within the oracle manipulation attack surface.

MEVBOTa47b Vulnerability Signature

The primary source categorises the MEVBOTa47b exploit specifically as “Price Oracle Manipulation”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the MEVBOTa47b contract failed, rather than the broad oracle manipulation pattern alone.

Impact & Recovery for MEVBOTa47b

MEVBOTa47b Loss Figure

The loss figure for MEVBOTa47b 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 19 oracle manipulation incidents in our archive is $9.69M.

Timeline Since the MEVBOTa47b Incident

The MEVBOTa47b exploit occurred 3.5 years ago (1,278 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.

Primary Reference for MEVBOTa47b

Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the MEVBOTa47b incident: view source.

FAQ

How much did MEVBOTa47b lose?

The MEVBOTa47b 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 MEVBOTa47b hack happen?

The MEVBOTa47b exploit was recorded on October 14, 2022 — 1,278 days ago.

What type of exploit hit MEVBOTa47b?

The MEVBOTa47b incident is classified as a Oracle Manipulation. The attacker skews the price feed the protocol trusts — often via a thin DEX pool — forcing the contract to misprice collateral.

How common is the Oracle Manipulation pattern seen at MEVBOTa47b?

Our archive contains 19 documented oracle manipulation incidents. The MEVBOTa47b incident is one of them.

How does MEVBOTa47b compare to the largest Oracle Manipulation attack?

The largest oracle manipulation incident in our archive is – BonqDAO (2023) at $88M. The MEVBOTa47b loss was not publicly disclosed.

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