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What happened in the RL Token unclassified exploit (October 2022)

On October 2022, RL Token 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 RL Token Other Played Out

Exploit Class Applied to RL Token

The RL Token incident on October 1, 2022 is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets. In the full archive, RL Token is 1 of 188 documented other incidents.

RL Token in Context

The RL Token incident joins a class whose largest loss to date is MIMSpell (2024) at $65M.

Prior Other Before RL Token

The nearest other incident before RL Token was RADT, 8 days earlier on September 23, 2022 ($94.3K lost). The same exploit class surfaced again within the other attack surface.

RL Token Vulnerability Signature

The primary source categorises the RL Token exploit specifically as “Incorrect Reward calculation”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the RL Token contract failed, rather than the broad other pattern alone.

Impact & Recovery for RL Token

RL Token Loss Figure

The loss figure for RL Token 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 RL Token Incident

The RL Token exploit occurred 3.5 years ago (1,291 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.

Primary Reference for RL Token

Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the RL Token incident: view source.

FAQ

How much did RL Token lose?

The RL Token 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 RL Token hack happen?

The RL Token exploit was recorded on October 1, 2022 — 1,291 days ago.

What type of exploit hit RL Token?

The RL Token incident is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets.

How common is the Other pattern seen at RL Token?

Our archive contains 188 documented other incidents. The RL Token incident is one of them.

How does RL Token compare to the largest Other attack?

The largest other incident in our archive is MIMSpell (2024) at $65M. The RL Token loss was not publicly disclosed.

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