On August 2022, ANCH suffered a other — the first of 188 documented other incidents in our archive where the loss figure was not publicly disclosed but the exploit pattern is documented below.
Attack Mechanics: How the ANCH Other Played Out
Exploit Class Applied to ANCH
The ANCH incident on August 9, 2022 is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets. In the full archive, ANCH is 1 of 188 documented other incidents.
ANCH in Context
The ANCH incident joins a class whose largest loss to date is MIMSpell (2024) at $65M.
Prior Other Before ANCH
The nearest other incident before ANCH was Qixi, 6 days earlier on August 3, 2022. The same exploit class surfaced again within the other attack surface.
ANCH Vulnerability Signature
The primary source categorises the ANCH exploit specifically as “Skim token balance”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the ANCH contract failed, rather than the broad other pattern alone.
Impact & Recovery for ANCH
ANCH Loss Figure
The loss figure for ANCH 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 188 other incidents in our archive is $2.03M.
Timeline Since the ANCH Incident
The ANCH exploit occurred 3.7 years ago (1,344 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.
Primary Reference for ANCH
Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the ANCH incident: view source.
FAQ
How much did ANCH lose?
The ANCH 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 ANCH hack happen?
The ANCH exploit was recorded on August 9, 2022 — 1,344 days ago.
What type of exploit hit ANCH?
The ANCH incident is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets.
How common is the Other pattern seen at ANCH?
Our archive contains 188 documented other incidents. The ANCH incident is one of them.
How does ANCH compare to the largest Other attack?
The largest other incident in our archive is MIMSpell (2024) at $65M. The ANCH loss was not publicly disclosed.
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