On April 2024, FIL314 suffered a price manipulation — the first of 85 documented price manipulation incidents in our archive where the loss figure was not publicly disclosed but the exploit pattern is documented below.
Attack Mechanics: How the FIL314 Price Manipulation Played Out
Exploit Class Applied to FIL314
The FIL314 incident on April 12, 2024 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, FIL314 is 1 of 85 documented price manipulation incidents.
FIL314 in Context
The FIL314 incident joins a class whose largest loss to date is CreamFinance (2021) at $130M.
Prior Price Manipulation Before FIL314
The nearest price manipulation incident before FIL314 was ZongZi, 18 days earlier on March 25, 2024 ($223K lost). The same exploit class surfaced again within the price manipulation attack surface.
FIL314 Vulnerability Signature
The primary source categorises the FIL314 exploit specifically as “Insufficient Validation And Price Manipulation”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the FIL314 contract failed, rather than the broad price manipulation pattern alone.
Impact & Recovery for FIL314
FIL314 Loss Figure
The loss figure for FIL314 is not publicly disclosed. The primary source reports the exploit in non-USD terms, so no USD estimate is published here. For reference, the average loss across 85 price manipulation incidents in our archive is $3.9M.
Timeline Since the FIL314 Incident
The FIL314 exploit occurred 2 years ago (732 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.
FAQ
How much did FIL314 lose?
The FIL314 loss figure is not publicly disclosed. The primary source reports the exploit in non-USD token terms, so no USD estimate is published here.
When did the FIL314 hack happen?
The FIL314 exploit was recorded on April 12, 2024 — 732 days ago.
What type of exploit hit FIL314?
The FIL314 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 FIL314?
Our archive contains 85 documented price manipulation incidents. The FIL314 incident is one of them.
How does FIL314 compare to the largest Price Manipulation attack?
The largest price manipulation incident in our archive is CreamFinance (2021) at $130M. The FIL314 loss was not publicly disclosed.
What was observed about the return distributions of the analyzed cryptocurrencies?
The return distributions are characterized by heavy tails, indicating a higher probability of extreme outcomes compared to normal distribution.
How can blockchain technology strengthen financial reporting systems?
By enhancing the security, efficiency, and transparency of financial transactions.