On December 2022, – Lodestar was exploited in a price manipulation, resulting in approximately $4M in losses. That makes the – Lodestar exploit the 50th largest DeFi incident out of 690 documented in our archive.
Attack Mechanics: How the – Lodestar Price Manipulation Played Out
Exploit Class Applied to – Lodestar
The – Lodestar incident on December 11, 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, – Lodestar is 1 of 85 documented price manipulation incidents.
– Lodestar in Context
At $4M, the – Lodestar 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 – Lodestar
The nearest price manipulation incident before – Lodestar was – TIFIToken, 1 day earlier on December 10, 2022. The same exploit class surfaced again within the price manipulation attack surface.
– Lodestar Vulnerability Signature
The primary source categorises the – Lodestar exploit specifically as “FlashLoan price manipulation”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the – Lodestar contract failed, rather than the broad price manipulation pattern alone.
Impact & Recovery for – Lodestar
– Lodestar Loss Figure
The – Lodestar exploit caused $4,000,000 in losses — a significant ($1M–$10M) incident and the 4th largest of 129 documented in 2022. This single incident represents 1.8% of all tracked losses that year.
Where – Lodestar Sits Among Price Manipulation Attacks
Ranked by loss size, – Lodestar is the 9th largest of 85 price manipulation incidents documented. That puts the – Lodestar loss above the class average of $3.9M.
Timeline Since the – Lodestar Incident
The – Lodestar exploit occurred 3.3 years ago (1,220 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.
Primary Reference for – Lodestar
Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the – Lodestar incident: view source.
FAQ
How much did – Lodestar lose?
The – Lodestar exploit in December 2022 resulted in $4,000,000 in losses — the 4th largest of 129 DeFi incidents that year.
When did the – Lodestar hack happen?
The – Lodestar exploit was recorded on December 11, 2022 — 1,220 days ago.
What type of exploit hit – Lodestar?
The – Lodestar 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 – Lodestar?
Our archive contains 85 documented price manipulation incidents. The – Lodestar incident is one of them.
How does – Lodestar compare to the largest Price Manipulation attack?
The largest price manipulation incident in our archive is CreamFinance (2021) at $130M. The – Lodestar loss is $4M.
What is the main analytical method used in the study?
Multifractal Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (MF-DFA).
What percentage of global wheat exports come from Russia and Ukraine?
Russia and Ukraine account for 18% and 5% of global wheat exports, respectively.