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The bzx September 12, 2020 unclassified exploit incident, on-chain breakdown

On September 2020, bzx 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 bzx Other Played Out

Exploit Class Applied to bzx

The bzx incident on September 12, 2020 is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets. In the full archive, bzx is 1 of 188 documented other incidents.

bzx in Context

The bzx incident joins a class whose largest loss to date is MIMSpell (2024) at $65M.

Prior Other Before bzx

The nearest other incident before bzx was Opyn Protocol, 39 days earlier on August 4, 2020. The same exploit class surfaced again within the other attack surface.

bzx Vulnerability Signature

The primary source categorises the bzx exploit specifically as “Incorrect transfer”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the bzx contract failed, rather than the broad other pattern alone.

Impact & Recovery for bzx

bzx Loss Figure

The loss figure for bzx 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 bzx Incident

The bzx exploit occurred 5.6 years ago (2,040 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.

Primary Reference for bzx

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

FAQ

How much did bzx lose?

The bzx 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 bzx hack happen?

The bzx exploit was recorded on September 12, 2020 — 2,040 days ago.

What type of exploit hit bzx?

The bzx incident is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets.

How common is the Other pattern seen at bzx?

Our archive contains 188 documented other incidents. The bzx incident is one of them.

How does bzx compare to the largest Other attack?

The largest other incident in our archive is MIMSpell (2024) at $65M. The bzx loss was not publicly disclosed.

What unique characteristic does the Elliptic Dataset have according to the paper?

It includes labeled samples (licit and illicit transactions) facilitating the simulation of the active learning process.

Which model is used to analyze the volatility of stock market indices?

The GARCH (Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity) model.