On December 2022, – AES (Deflationary token) was exploited in a price manipulation, resulting in approximately $60K in losses. That makes the – AES (Deflationary token) exploit the 257th largest DeFi incident out of 690 documented in our archive.
Attack Mechanics: How the – AES (Deflationary token) Price Manipulation Played Out
Exploit Class Applied to – AES (Deflationary token)
The – AES (Deflationary token) incident on December 7, 2022 is classified as a Price Manipulation. The attacker drives the on-chain price of a token up or down within a single transaction to extract value from the protocol. In the full archive, – AES (Deflationary token) is 1 of 85 documented price manipulation incidents.
– AES (Deflationary token) in Context
At $60K, the – AES (Deflationary token) exploit is a minor (<$1M) event compared to the largest same-class incident in our archive — CreamFinance (2021) at $130M.
Prior Price Manipulation Before – AES (Deflationary token)
The nearest price manipulation incident before – AES (Deflationary token) was – BBOX, 2 days earlier on December 5, 2022 ($12K lost). The same exploit class surfaced again within the price manipulation attack surface.
– AES (Deflationary token) Vulnerability Signature
The primary source categorises the – AES (Deflationary token) exploit specifically as “Business Logic Flaw & FlashLoan price manipulation”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the – AES (Deflationary token) contract failed, rather than the broad price manipulation pattern alone.
Impact & Recovery for – AES (Deflationary token)
– AES (Deflationary token) Loss Figure
The – AES (Deflationary token) exploit caused $60,000 in losses — a minor (<$1M) incident and the 32nd largest of 129 documented in 2022.
Where – AES (Deflationary token) Sits Among Price Manipulation Attacks
Ranked by loss size, – AES (Deflationary token) is the 37th largest of 85 price manipulation incidents documented. That puts the – AES (Deflationary token) loss below the class average of $3.9M.
Timeline Since the – AES (Deflationary token) Incident
The – AES (Deflationary token) exploit occurred 3.4 years ago (1,224 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.
Primary Reference for – AES (Deflationary token)
Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the – AES (Deflationary token) incident: view source.
FAQ
How much did – AES (Deflationary token) lose?
The – AES (Deflationary token) exploit in December 2022 resulted in $60,000 in losses — the 32nd largest of 129 DeFi incidents that year.
When did the – AES (Deflationary token) hack happen?
The – AES (Deflationary token) exploit was recorded on December 7, 2022 — 1,224 days ago.
What type of exploit hit – AES (Deflationary token)?
The – AES (Deflationary token) incident is classified as a Price Manipulation. The attacker drives the on-chain price of a token up or down within a single transaction to extract value from the protocol.
How common is the Price Manipulation pattern seen at – AES (Deflationary token)?
Our archive contains 85 documented price manipulation incidents. The – AES (Deflationary token) incident is one of them.
How does – AES (Deflationary token) compare to the largest Price Manipulation attack?
The largest price manipulation incident in our archive is CreamFinance (2021) at $130M. The – AES (Deflationary token) loss is $60K.
What are some subsystems of economic activity within the Ethereum network mentioned in the study?
Subsystems include bridges, centralized exchanges (CEX), decentralized exchanges (DEX), maximal extractable value (MEV) bots, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and stablecoins.
What is the impact of the proposed system on the scalability of blockchain transactions?
It significantly increases transaction throughput by facilitating large-scale off-chain transactions.