On October 2023, BH was exploited in a price manipulation, resulting in approximately $1.27M in losses. That makes the BH exploit the 85th largest DeFi incident out of 690 documented in our archive.
Attack Mechanics: How the BH Price Manipulation Played Out
Exploit Class Applied to BH
The BH incident on October 11, 2023 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, BH is 1 of 85 documented price manipulation incidents.
BH in Context
At $1.27M, the BH exploit is a significant ($1M–$10M) event compared to the largest same-class incident in our archive — CreamFinance (2021) at $130M.
Prior Price Manipulation Before BH
The nearest price manipulation incident before BH was HCT, 34 days earlier on September 7, 2023. The same exploit class surfaced again within the price manipulation attack surface.
Impact & Recovery for BH
BH Loss Figure
The BH exploit caused $1,270,000 in losses — a significant ($1M–$10M) incident and the 30th largest of 214 documented in 2023. This single incident represents 0.2% of all tracked losses that year.
Where BH Sits Among Price Manipulation Attacks
Ranked by loss size, BH is the 15th largest of 85 price manipulation incidents documented. That puts the BH loss below the class average of $3.9M.
Timeline Since the BH Incident
The BH exploit occurred 2.5 years ago (916 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.
Primary Reference for BH
Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the BH incident: view source.
FAQ
How much did BH lose?
The BH exploit in October 2023 resulted in $1,270,000 in losses — the 30th largest of 214 DeFi incidents that year.
When did the BH hack happen?
The BH exploit was recorded on October 11, 2023 — 916 days ago.
What type of exploit hit BH?
The BH 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 BH?
Our archive contains 85 documented price manipulation incidents. The BH incident is one of them.
How does BH compare to the largest Price Manipulation attack?
The largest price manipulation incident in our archive is CreamFinance (2021) at $130M. The BH loss is $1.27M.
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