On December 2020, Cover Protocol 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 Cover Protocol Other Played Out
Exploit Class Applied to Cover Protocol
The Cover Protocol incident on December 29, 2020 is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets. In the full archive, Cover Protocol is 1 of 188 documented other incidents.
Cover Protocol in Context
The Cover Protocol incident joins a class whose largest loss to date is MIMSpell (2024) at $65M.
Prior Other Before Cover Protocol
The nearest other incident before Cover Protocol was Pickle Finance, 38 days earlier on November 21, 2020 ($20 lost). The same exploit class surfaced again within the other attack surface.
Cover Protocol Vulnerability Signature
The primary source categorises the Cover Protocol exploit specifically as “Incorrect calculation via cached data”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the Cover Protocol contract failed, rather than the broad other pattern alone.
Impact & Recovery for Cover Protocol
Cover Protocol Loss Figure
The loss figure for Cover Protocol 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 Cover Protocol Incident
The Cover Protocol exploit occurred 5.3 years ago (1,932 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.
Primary Reference for Cover Protocol
Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the Cover Protocol incident: view source.
FAQ
How much did Cover Protocol lose?
The Cover Protocol 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 Cover Protocol hack happen?
The Cover Protocol exploit was recorded on December 29, 2020 — 1,932 days ago.
What type of exploit hit Cover Protocol?
The Cover Protocol incident is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets.
How common is the Other pattern seen at Cover Protocol?
Our archive contains 188 documented other incidents. The Cover Protocol incident is one of them.
How does Cover Protocol compare to the largest Other attack?
The largest other incident in our archive is MIMSpell (2024) at $65M. The Cover Protocol loss was not publicly disclosed.
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