On January 2024, RadiantCapital was exploited in a other, resulting in approximately $45M in losses. That makes the RadiantCapital exploit the 14th largest DeFi incident out of 690 documented in our archive.
Attack Mechanics: How the RadiantCapital Other Played Out
Exploit Class Applied to RadiantCapital
The RadiantCapital incident on January 2, 2024 is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets. In the full archive, RadiantCapital is 1 of 188 documented other incidents.
RadiantCapital in Context
At $45M, the RadiantCapital exploit is a major ($10M–$100M) event compared to the largest same-class incident in our archive — MIMSpell (2024) at $65M.
Prior Other Before RadiantCapital
The nearest other incident before RadiantCapital was TIME, 27 days earlier on December 6, 2023. The same exploit class surfaced again within the other attack surface.
RadiantCapital Vulnerability Signature
The primary source categorises the RadiantCapital exploit specifically as “Loss of Precision”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the RadiantCapital contract failed, rather than the broad other pattern alone.
Impact & Recovery for RadiantCapital
RadiantCapital Loss Figure
The RadiantCapital exploit caused $45,000,000 in losses — a major ($10M–$100M) incident and the 4th largest of 188 documented in 2024. This single incident represents 12.3% of all tracked losses that year.
Where RadiantCapital Sits Among Other Attacks
Ranked by loss size, RadiantCapital is the 2nd largest of 188 other incidents documented. That puts the RadiantCapital loss above the class average of $2.03M.
Timeline Since the RadiantCapital Incident
The RadiantCapital exploit occurred 2.3 years ago (833 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.
Primary Reference for RadiantCapital
Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the RadiantCapital incident: view source.
FAQ
How much did RadiantCapital lose?
The RadiantCapital exploit in January 2024 resulted in $45,000,000 in losses — the 4th largest of 188 DeFi incidents that year.
When did the RadiantCapital hack happen?
The RadiantCapital exploit was recorded on January 2, 2024 — 833 days ago.
What type of exploit hit RadiantCapital?
The RadiantCapital incident is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets.
How common is the Other pattern seen at RadiantCapital?
Our archive contains 188 documented other incidents. The RadiantCapital incident is one of them.
How does RadiantCapital compare to the largest Other attack?
The largest other incident in our archive is MIMSpell (2024) at $65M. The RadiantCapital loss is $45M.
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