On December 2022, – APC was exploited in a price manipulation, resulting in approximately $6K in losses. That makes the – APC exploit the 407th largest DeFi incident out of 690 documented in our archive.
Attack Mechanics: How the – APC Price Manipulation Played Out
Exploit Class Applied to – APC
The – APC incident on December 1, 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, – APC is 1 of 85 documented price manipulation incidents.
– APC in Context
At $6K, the – APC exploit is a minor (<$1M) event compared to the largest same-class incident in our archive — CreamFinance (2021) at $130M.
Prior Price Manipulation Before – APC
The nearest price manipulation incident before – APC was INUKO, 48 days earlier on October 14, 2022 ($50K lost). The same exploit class surfaced again within the price manipulation attack surface.
– APC Vulnerability Signature
The primary source categorises the – APC exploit specifically as “FlashLoan & price manipulation”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the – APC contract failed, rather than the broad price manipulation pattern alone.
Impact & Recovery for – APC
– APC Loss Figure
The – APC exploit caused $6,000 in losses — a minor (<$1M) incident and the 47th largest of 129 documented in 2022.
Where – APC Sits Among Price Manipulation Attacks
Ranked by loss size, – APC is the 57th largest of 85 price manipulation incidents documented. That puts the – APC loss below the class average of $3.9M.
Timeline Since the – APC Incident
The – APC exploit occurred 3.4 years ago (1,230 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.
Primary Reference for – APC
Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the – APC incident: view source.
FAQ
How much did – APC lose?
The – APC exploit in December 2022 resulted in $6,000 in losses — the 47th largest of 129 DeFi incidents that year.
When did the – APC hack happen?
The – APC exploit was recorded on December 1, 2022 — 1,230 days ago.
What type of exploit hit – APC?
The – APC 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 – APC?
Our archive contains 85 documented price manipulation incidents. The – APC incident is one of them.
How does – APC compare to the largest Price Manipulation attack?
The largest price manipulation incident in our archive is CreamFinance (2021) at $130M. The – APC loss is $6K.
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