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DDC’s August 2022 Unclassified Exploit: vector breakdown

On August 2022, DDC 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 DDC Other Played Out

Exploit Class Applied to DDC

The DDC incident on August 28, 2022 is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets. In the full archive, DDC is 1 of 188 documented other incidents.

DDC in Context

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

Prior Other Before DDC

The nearest other incident before DDC was LuckyTiger NFT, 4 days earlier on August 24, 2022. The same exploit class surfaced again within the other attack surface.

DDC Vulnerability Signature

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

Impact & Recovery for DDC

DDC Loss Figure

The loss figure for DDC 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 DDC Incident

The DDC exploit occurred 3.6 years ago (1,325 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.

Primary Reference for DDC

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

FAQ

How much did DDC lose?

The DDC 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 DDC hack happen?

The DDC exploit was recorded on August 28, 2022 — 1,325 days ago.

What type of exploit hit DDC?

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

How common is the Other pattern seen at DDC?

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

How does DDC compare to the largest Other attack?

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

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