On January 2021, Sushi Badger Digg suffered a other on Ethereum — 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 Sushi Badger Digg Other Played Out
Exploit Class Applied to Sushi Badger Digg
The Sushi Badger Digg incident on January 25, 2021 is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets. In the full archive, Sushi Badger Digg is 1 of 188 documented other incidents.
Sushi Badger Digg in Context
The Sushi Badger Digg incident joins a class whose largest loss to date is MIMSpell (2024) at $65M.
Prior Other Before Sushi Badger Digg
The nearest other incident before Sushi Badger Digg was Cover Protocol, 27 days earlier on December 29, 2020. The same exploit class surfaced again within the other attack surface.
Sushi Badger Digg Vulnerability Signature
The primary source categorises the Sushi Badger Digg exploit specifically as “Sandwich attack”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the Sushi Badger Digg contract failed, rather than the broad other pattern alone.
Target Chain: Ethereum
The vulnerable Sushi Badger Digg 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 Sushi Badger Digg
Sushi Badger Digg Loss Figure
The loss figure for Sushi Badger Digg 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 Sushi Badger Digg Incident
The Sushi Badger Digg exploit occurred 5.2 years ago (1,905 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.
Primary Reference for Sushi Badger Digg
Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the Sushi Badger Digg incident: view source.
FAQ
How much did Sushi Badger Digg lose?
The Sushi Badger Digg 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 Sushi Badger Digg hack happen?
The Sushi Badger Digg exploit was recorded on January 25, 2021 — 1,905 days ago.
What type of exploit hit Sushi Badger Digg?
The Sushi Badger Digg incident is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets.
Which blockchain was Sushi Badger Digg deployed on?
The Sushi Badger Digg contract was deployed on Ethereum, one of 9 documented incidents on that chain.
How does Sushi Badger Digg compare to the largest Other attack?
The largest other incident in our archive is MIMSpell (2024) at $65M. The Sushi Badger Digg loss was not publicly disclosed.
Which stock exchange is examined in the study?
The São Paulo Stock Exchange.
What is the significance of achieving unlinkability in cross-chain transactions?
Unlinkability ensures that transactions between different blockchains cannot be traced back to the parties involved, enhancing privacy.