On January 2025, Ast was exploited in a other, resulting in approximately $65K in losses. That makes the Ast exploit the 249th largest DeFi incident out of 690 documented in our archive.
Attack Mechanics: How the Ast Other Played Out
Exploit Class Applied to Ast
The Ast incident on January 21, 2025 is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets. In the full archive, Ast is 1 of 188 documented other incidents.
Ast in Context
At $65K, the Ast exploit is a minor (<$1M) event compared to the largest same-class incident in our archive — MIMSpell (2024) at $65M.
Prior Other Before Ast
The nearest other incident before Ast was Paribus, 3 days earlier on January 18, 2025 ($86K lost). The same exploit class surfaced again within the other attack surface.
Ast Vulnerability Signature
The primary source categorises the Ast exploit specifically as “Price-Manipulation”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the Ast contract failed, rather than the broad other pattern alone.
Impact & Recovery for Ast
Ast Loss Figure
The Ast exploit caused $65,000 in losses — a minor (<$1M) incident and the 35th largest of 96 documented in 2025.
Where Ast Sits Among Other Attacks
Ranked by loss size, Ast is the 56th largest of 188 other incidents documented. That puts the Ast loss below the class average of $2.03M.
Timeline Since the Ast Incident
The Ast exploit occurred 1.2 years ago (448 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.
Primary Reference for Ast
Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the Ast incident: view source.
FAQ
How much did Ast lose?
The Ast exploit in January 2025 resulted in $65,000 in losses — the 35th largest of 96 DeFi incidents that year.
When did the Ast hack happen?
The Ast exploit was recorded on January 21, 2025 — 448 days ago.
What type of exploit hit Ast?
The Ast incident is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets.
How common is the Other pattern seen at Ast?
Our archive contains 188 documented other incidents. The Ast incident is one of them.
How does Ast compare to the largest Other attack?
The largest other incident in our archive is MIMSpell (2024) at $65M. The Ast loss is $65K.
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