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Game Exploit: Reentrancy Incident Explained (2024)

On February 2024, Game suffered a reentrancy — the first of 51 documented reentrancy incidents in our archive where the loss figure was not publicly disclosed but the exploit pattern is documented below.

Attack Mechanics: How the Game Reentrancy Played Out

Exploit Class Applied to Game

The Game incident on February 11, 2024 is classified as a Reentrancy. A malicious contract re-enters a vulnerable function before state is updated, letting it drain funds multiple times. In the full archive, Game is 1 of 51 documented reentrancy incidents.

Game in Context

The Game incident joins a class whose largest loss to date is Curve (2023) at $41M.

Prior Reentrancy Before Game

The nearest reentrancy incident before Game was PeapodsFinance, 13 days earlier on January 29, 2024 ($1K lost). The same exploit class surfaced again within the reentrancy attack surface.

Game Vulnerability Signature

The primary source categorises the Game exploit specifically as “Reentrancy && Business Logic Flaw”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the Game contract failed, rather than the broad reentrancy pattern alone.

Impact & Recovery for Game

Game Loss Figure

The loss figure for Game 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 51 reentrancy incidents in our archive is $2.87M.

Timeline Since the Game Incident

The Game exploit occurred 2.2 years ago (793 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.

Primary Reference for Game

Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the Game incident: view source.

FAQ

How much did Game lose?

The Game 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 Game hack happen?

The Game exploit was recorded on February 11, 2024 — 793 days ago.

What type of exploit hit Game?

The Game incident is classified as a Reentrancy. A malicious contract re-enters a vulnerable function before state is updated, letting it drain funds multiple times.

How common is the Reentrancy pattern seen at Game?

Our archive contains 51 documented reentrancy incidents. The Game incident is one of them.

How does Game compare to the largest Reentrancy attack?

The largest reentrancy incident in our archive is Curve (2023) at $41M. The Game loss was not publicly disclosed.

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