On August 2023, SVT was exploited in a other, resulting in approximately $400K in losses. That makes the SVT exploit the 130th largest DeFi incident out of 690 documented in our archive.
Attack Mechanics: How the SVT Other Played Out
Exploit Class Applied to SVT
The SVT incident on August 26, 2023 is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets. In the full archive, SVT is 1 of 188 documented other incidents.
SVT in Context
At $400K, the SVT exploit is a minor (<$1M) event compared to the largest same-class incident in our archive — MIMSpell (2024) at $65M.
Prior Other Before SVT
The nearest other incident before SVT was GSS, 2 days earlier on August 24, 2023 ($25K lost). The same exploit class surfaced again within the other attack surface.
SVT Vulnerability Signature
The primary source categorises the SVT exploit specifically as “flawed price calculation”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the SVT contract failed, rather than the broad other pattern alone.
Impact & Recovery for SVT
SVT Loss Figure
The SVT exploit caused $400,000 in losses — a minor (<$1M) incident and the 50th largest of 214 documented in 2023. This single incident represents 0.1% of all tracked losses that year.
Where SVT Sits Among Other Attacks
Ranked by loss size, SVT is the 30th largest of 188 other incidents documented. That puts the SVT loss below the class average of $2.03M.
Timeline Since the SVT Incident
The SVT exploit occurred 2.6 years ago (962 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.
Primary Reference for SVT
Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the SVT incident: view source.
FAQ
How much did SVT lose?
The SVT exploit in August 2023 resulted in $400,000 in losses — the 50th largest of 214 DeFi incidents that year.
When did the SVT hack happen?
The SVT exploit was recorded on August 26, 2023 — 962 days ago.
What type of exploit hit SVT?
The SVT incident is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets.
How common is the Other pattern seen at SVT?
Our archive contains 188 documented other incidents. The SVT incident is one of them.
How does SVT compare to the largest Other attack?
The largest other incident in our archive is MIMSpell (2024) at $65M. The SVT loss is $400K.
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