On February 2024, GAIN 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 GAIN Other Played Out
Exploit Class Applied to GAIN
The GAIN incident on February 21, 2024 is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets. In the full archive, GAIN is 1 of 188 documented other incidents.
GAIN in Context
The GAIN incident joins a class whose largest loss to date is MIMSpell (2024) at $65M.
Prior Other Before GAIN
The nearest other incident before GAIN was DualPools, 6 days earlier on February 15, 2024 ($42K lost). The same exploit class surfaced again within the other attack surface.
GAIN Vulnerability Signature
The primary source categorises the GAIN exploit specifically as “bad function implementation”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the GAIN contract failed, rather than the broad other pattern alone.
Impact & Recovery for GAIN
GAIN Loss Figure
The loss figure for GAIN 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 GAIN Incident
The GAIN exploit occurred 2.1 years ago (783 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.
FAQ
How much did GAIN lose?
The GAIN 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 GAIN hack happen?
The GAIN exploit was recorded on February 21, 2024 — 783 days ago.
What type of exploit hit GAIN?
The GAIN incident is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets.
How common is the Other pattern seen at GAIN?
Our archive contains 188 documented other incidents. The GAIN incident is one of them.
How does GAIN compare to the largest Other attack?
The largest other incident in our archive is MIMSpell (2024) at $65M. The GAIN loss was not publicly disclosed.
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