On October 2022, RES 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.
He sent ETH to the WETH contract, received WETH as expected. Then he wanted to do the reverse and sent WETH, but will not receive anything
Attack Mechanics: How the RES Other Played Out
Exploit Class Applied to RES
The RES incident on October 6, 2022 is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets. In the full archive, RES is 1 of 188 documented other incidents.
RES in Context
The RES incident joins a class whose largest loss to date is MIMSpell (2024) at $65M.
Prior Other Before RES
The nearest other incident before RES was Transit Swap, 4 days earlier on October 2, 2022 ($21 lost). The same exploit class surfaced again within the other attack surface.
RES Vulnerability Signature
The primary source categorises the RES exploit specifically as “Token – pair manipulate”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the RES contract failed, rather than the broad other pattern alone.
Impact & Recovery for RES
RES Loss Figure
The loss figure for RES 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 RES Incident
The RES exploit occurred 3.5 years ago (1,286 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.
Primary Reference for RES
Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the RES incident: view source. Secondary narrative coverage: Did I just lose half a million dollars by sending WETH to WETH's contract address?.
FAQ
How much did RES lose?
The RES 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 RES hack happen?
The RES exploit was recorded on October 6, 2022 — 1,286 days ago.
What type of exploit hit RES?
The RES incident is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets.
How common is the Other pattern seen at RES?
Our archive contains 188 documented other incidents. The RES incident is one of them.
How does RES compare to the largest Other attack?
The largest other incident in our archive is MIMSpell (2024) at $65M. The RES loss was not publicly disclosed.
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