On December 2022, – RFB 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 – RFB Other Played Out
Exploit Class Applied to – RFB
The – RFB incident on December 5, 2022 is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets. In the full archive, – RFB is 1 of 188 documented other incidents.
– RFB in Context
The – RFB incident joins a class whose largest loss to date is MIMSpell (2024) at $65M.
Prior Other Before – RFB
The nearest other incident before – RFB was – NUM, 12 days earlier on November 23, 2022. The same exploit class surfaced again within the other attack surface.
– RFB Vulnerability Signature
The primary source categorises the – RFB exploit specifically as “Predicting Random Numbers”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the – RFB contract failed, rather than the broad other pattern alone.
Impact & Recovery for – RFB
– RFB Loss Figure
The loss figure for – RFB 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 – RFB Incident
The – RFB exploit occurred 3.4 years ago (1,226 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.
Primary Reference for – RFB
Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the – RFB incident: view source.
FAQ
How much did – RFB lose?
The – RFB 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 – RFB hack happen?
The – RFB exploit was recorded on December 5, 2022 — 1,226 days ago.
What type of exploit hit – RFB?
The – RFB incident is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets.
How common is the Other pattern seen at – RFB?
Our archive contains 188 documented other incidents. The – RFB incident is one of them.
How does – RFB compare to the largest Other attack?
The largest other incident in our archive is MIMSpell (2024) at $65M. The – RFB loss was not publicly disclosed.
What happens during the payment channel closure phase?
The channel is closed by submitting the final state to the blockchain, and funds are settled between parties.
What was the study's conclusion on fitting a single distribution to all cryptocurrencies?
It concluded that no single distribution could fit all cryptocurrencies, indicating diverse statistical behaviors.