On November 2020, Pickle Finance was exploited in a other on Ethereum, resulting in approximately $20 in losses. That makes the Pickle Finance exploit the 459th largest DeFi incident out of 690 documented in our archive.
Attack Mechanics: How the Pickle Finance Other Played Out
Exploit Class Applied to Pickle Finance
The Pickle Finance incident on November 21, 2020 is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets. In the full archive, Pickle Finance is 1 of 188 documented other incidents.
Pickle Finance in Context
At $20, the Pickle Finance exploit is a minor (<$1M) event compared to the largest same-class incident in our archive — MIMSpell (2024) at $65M.
Prior Other Before Pickle Finance
The nearest other incident before Pickle Finance was bzx, 70 days earlier on September 12, 2020. The same exploit class surfaced again within the other attack surface.
Pickle Finance Vulnerability Signature
The primary source categorises the Pickle Finance exploit specifically as “Insufficient validation”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the Pickle Finance contract failed, rather than the broad other pattern alone.
Target Chain: Ethereum
The vulnerable Pickle Finance contract was deployed on Ethereum — one of 9 documented incidents on Ethereum. This determines the block cadence, mempool, and forensic tooling available to investigators.
Impact & Recovery for Pickle Finance
Pickle Finance Loss Figure
The Pickle Finance exploit caused $20 in losses — a minor (<$1M) incident and the 4th largest of 9 documented in 2020.
Where Pickle Finance Sits Among Other Attacks
Ranked by loss size, Pickle Finance is the 108th largest of 188 other incidents documented. That puts the Pickle Finance loss below the class average of $2.03M.
Timeline Since the Pickle Finance Incident
The Pickle Finance exploit occurred 5.4 years ago (1,970 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.
Primary Reference for Pickle Finance
Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the Pickle Finance incident: view source.
FAQ
How much did Pickle Finance lose?
The Pickle Finance exploit in November 2020 resulted in $20 in losses — the 4th largest of 9 DeFi incidents that year.
When did the Pickle Finance hack happen?
The Pickle Finance exploit was recorded on November 21, 2020 — 1,970 days ago.
What type of exploit hit Pickle Finance?
The Pickle Finance incident is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets.
Which blockchain was Pickle Finance deployed on?
The Pickle Finance contract was deployed on Ethereum, one of 9 documented incidents on that chain.
How does Pickle Finance compare to the largest Other attack?
The largest other incident in our archive is MIMSpell (2024) at $65M. The Pickle Finance loss is $20.
How does blockchain technology potentially solve e-commerce security challenges?
Blockchain simplifies fraud detection and investigation by recording detailed and immutable transaction data.
What ensures the security and fairness of transactions within the payment channel?
The combination of zk-SNARKs for privacy and verifiable timed commitments for fairness.