On May 2025, MBUToken was exploited in a price manipulation, resulting in approximately $2.16M in losses. That makes the MBUToken exploit the 59th largest DeFi incident out of 690 documented in our archive.
Attack Mechanics: How the MBUToken Price Manipulation Played Out
Exploit Class Applied to MBUToken
The MBUToken incident on May 11, 2025 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, MBUToken is 1 of 85 documented price manipulation incidents.
MBUToken in Context
At $2.16M, the MBUToken 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 MBUToken
The nearest price manipulation incident before MBUToken was Nalakuvara_LotteryTicket50, 2 days earlier on May 9, 2025 ($105.5K lost). The same exploit class surfaced again within the price manipulation attack surface.
MBUToken Vulnerability Signature
The primary source categorises the MBUToken exploit specifically as “Price Manipulation not confirmed”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the MBUToken contract failed, rather than the broad price manipulation pattern alone.
Impact & Recovery for MBUToken
MBUToken Loss Figure
The MBUToken exploit caused $2,160,000 in losses — a significant ($1M–$10M) incident and the 10th largest of 96 documented in 2025. This single incident represents 0.1% of all tracked losses that year.
Where MBUToken Sits Among Price Manipulation Attacks
Ranked by loss size, MBUToken is the 10th largest of 85 price manipulation incidents documented. That puts the MBUToken loss below the class average of $3.9M.
Timeline Since the MBUToken Incident
The MBUToken exploit occurred 11 months ago (338 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.
Primary Reference for MBUToken
Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the MBUToken incident: view source.
FAQ
How much did MBUToken lose?
The MBUToken exploit in May 2025 resulted in $2,160,000 in losses — the 10th largest of 96 DeFi incidents that year.
When did the MBUToken hack happen?
The MBUToken exploit was recorded on May 11, 2025 — 338 days ago.
What type of exploit hit MBUToken?
The MBUToken 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 MBUToken?
Our archive contains 85 documented price manipulation incidents. The MBUToken incident is one of them.
How does MBUToken compare to the largest Price Manipulation attack?
The largest price manipulation incident in our archive is CreamFinance (2021) at $130M. The MBUToken loss is $2.16M.
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