shield Other · $300K loss

Forensic report: xWin Finance unclassified exploit cost $300K (June 2021)

On June 2021, xWin Finance was exploited in a other, resulting in approximately $300K in losses. That makes the xWin Finance exploit the 145th largest DeFi incident out of 690 documented in our archive.

Attack Mechanics: How the xWin Finance Other Played Out

Exploit Class Applied to xWin Finance

The xWin Finance incident on June 25, 2021 is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets. In the full archive, xWin Finance is 1 of 188 documented other incidents.

xWin Finance in Context

At $300K, the xWin Finance exploit is a minor (<$1M) event compared to the largest same-class incident in our archive — MIMSpell (2024) at $65M.

Prior Other Before xWin Finance

The nearest other incident before xWin Finance was Eleven Finance, 3 days earlier on June 22, 2021. The same exploit class surfaced again within the other attack surface.

xWin Finance Vulnerability Signature

The primary source categorises the xWin Finance exploit specifically as “subscription-incentive-mechanism”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the xWin Finance contract failed, rather than the broad other pattern alone.

Impact & Recovery for xWin Finance

xWin Finance Loss Figure

The xWin Finance exploit caused $300,000 in losses — a minor (<$1M) incident and the 9th largest of 37 documented in 2021. This single incident represents 0.1% of all tracked losses that year.

Where xWin Finance Sits Among Other Attacks

Ranked by loss size, xWin Finance is the 32nd largest of 188 other incidents documented. That puts the xWin Finance loss below the class average of $2.03M.

Timeline Since the xWin Finance Incident

The xWin Finance exploit occurred 4.8 years ago (1,754 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.

Primary Reference for xWin Finance

Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the xWin Finance incident: view source.

FAQ

How much did xWin Finance lose?

The xWin Finance exploit in June 2021 resulted in $300,000 in losses — the 9th largest of 37 DeFi incidents that year.

When did the xWin Finance hack happen?

The xWin Finance exploit was recorded on June 25, 2021 — 1,754 days ago.

What type of exploit hit xWin Finance?

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

How common is the Other pattern seen at xWin Finance?

Our archive contains 188 documented other incidents. The xWin Finance incident is one of them.

How does xWin Finance compare to the largest Other attack?

The largest other incident in our archive is MIMSpell (2024) at $65M. The xWin Finance loss is $300K.

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Deep learning has become increasingly common in the stock market.

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Mean Squared Error (MSE), Mean Absolute Error (MAE), and Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE).