On May 2024, TSURU was exploited in a other on Base, resulting in approximately $140K in losses. That makes the TSURU exploit the 191st largest DeFi incident out of 690 documented in our archive.
Attack Mechanics: How the TSURU Other Played Out
Exploit Class Applied to TSURU
The TSURU incident on May 10, 2024 is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets. In the full archive, TSURU is 1 of 188 documented other incidents.
TSURU in Context
At $140K, the TSURU exploit is a minor (<$1M) event compared to the largest same-class incident in our archive — MIMSpell (2024) at $65M.
Prior Other Before TSURU
The nearest other incident before TSURU was GPU, 2 days earlier on May 8, 2024 ($32K lost). The same exploit class surfaced again within the other attack surface.
TSURU Vulnerability Signature
The primary source categorises the TSURU exploit specifically as “Insufficient Validation”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the TSURU contract failed, rather than the broad other pattern alone.
Target Chain: Base
The vulnerable TSURU contract was deployed on Base — one of 3 documented incidents on Base. This determines the block cadence, mempool, and forensic tooling available to investigators.
Impact & Recovery for TSURU
TSURU Loss Figure
The TSURU exploit caused $140,000 in losses — a minor (<$1M) incident and the 55th largest of 188 documented in 2024.
Where TSURU Sits Among Other Attacks
Ranked by loss size, TSURU is the 39th largest of 188 other incidents documented. That puts the TSURU loss below the class average of $2.03M.
Timeline Since the TSURU Incident
The TSURU exploit occurred 1.9 years ago (704 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.
Primary Reference for TSURU
Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the TSURU incident: view source.
FAQ
How much did TSURU lose?
The TSURU exploit in May 2024 resulted in $140,000 in losses — the 55th largest of 188 DeFi incidents that year.
When did the TSURU hack happen?
The TSURU exploit was recorded on May 10, 2024 — 704 days ago.
What type of exploit hit TSURU?
The TSURU incident is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets.
Which blockchain was TSURU deployed on?
The TSURU contract was deployed on Base, one of 3 documented incidents on that chain.
How does TSURU compare to the largest Other attack?
The largest other incident in our archive is MIMSpell (2024) at $65M. The TSURU loss is $140K.
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