On May 2024, Burner 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 Burner Other Played Out
Exploit Class Applied to Burner
The Burner incident on May 22, 2024 is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets. In the full archive, Burner is 1 of 188 documented other incidents.
Burner in Context
The Burner incident joins a class whose largest loss to date is MIMSpell (2024) at $65M.
Prior Other Before Burner
The nearest other incident before Burner was TSURU, 12 days earlier on May 10, 2024 ($140K lost). The same exploit class surfaced again within the other attack surface.
Burner Vulnerability Signature
The primary source categorises the Burner exploit specifically as “sandwich ack”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the Burner contract failed, rather than the broad other pattern alone.
Impact & Recovery for Burner
Burner Loss Figure
The loss figure for Burner 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 Burner Incident
The Burner exploit occurred 1.9 years ago (692 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.
FAQ
How much did Burner lose?
The Burner 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 Burner hack happen?
The Burner exploit was recorded on May 22, 2024 — 692 days ago.
What type of exploit hit Burner?
The Burner incident is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets.
How common is the Other pattern seen at Burner?
Our archive contains 188 documented other incidents. The Burner incident is one of them.
How does Burner compare to the largest Other attack?
The largest other incident in our archive is MIMSpell (2024) at $65M. The Burner loss was not publicly disclosed.
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