shield Slippage Abuse · $135K loss

BabyDogeCoin May 2023 Slippage Abuse: $135K stolen

On May 2023, BabyDogeCoin was exploited in a slippage abuse, resulting in approximately $135K in losses. That makes the BabyDogeCoin exploit the 195th largest DeFi incident out of 690 documented in our archive.

Attack Mechanics: How the BabyDogeCoin Slippage Abuse Played Out

Exploit Class Applied to BabyDogeCoin

The BabyDogeCoin incident on May 29, 2023 is classified as a Slippage Abuse. Unprotected swap routes let the attacker extract value through sandwich trades or price drift. In the full archive, BabyDogeCoin is 1 of 13 documented slippage abuse incidents.

BabyDogeCoin in Context

At $135K, the BabyDogeCoin exploit is a minor (<$1M) event compared to the largest same-class incident in our archive — DCFToken (2025) at $442K.

Prior Slippage Abuse Before BabyDogeCoin

The nearest slippage abuse incident before BabyDogeCoin was Yearn YDai, 844 days earlier on February 4, 2021. The same exploit class surfaced again within the slippage abuse attack surface.

BabyDogeCoin Vulnerability Signature

The primary source categorises the BabyDogeCoin exploit specifically as “Lack Slippage Protection”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the BabyDogeCoin contract failed, rather than the broad slippage abuse pattern alone.

Impact & Recovery for BabyDogeCoin

BabyDogeCoin Loss Figure

The BabyDogeCoin exploit caused $135,000 in losses — a minor (<$1M) incident and the 75th largest of 214 documented in 2023.

Where BabyDogeCoin Sits Among Slippage Abuse Attacks

Ranked by loss size, BabyDogeCoin is the 3rd largest of 13 slippage abuse incidents documented. That puts the BabyDogeCoin loss above the class average of $119.9K.

Timeline Since the BabyDogeCoin Incident

The BabyDogeCoin exploit occurred 2.9 years ago (1,051 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.

Primary Reference for BabyDogeCoin

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

FAQ

How much did BabyDogeCoin lose?

The BabyDogeCoin exploit in May 2023 resulted in $135,000 in losses — the 75th largest of 214 DeFi incidents that year.

When did the BabyDogeCoin hack happen?

The BabyDogeCoin exploit was recorded on May 29, 2023 — 1,051 days ago.

What type of exploit hit BabyDogeCoin?

The BabyDogeCoin incident is classified as a Slippage Abuse. Unprotected swap routes let the attacker extract value through sandwich trades or price drift.

How common is the Slippage Abuse pattern seen at BabyDogeCoin?

Our archive contains 13 documented slippage abuse incidents. The BabyDogeCoin incident is one of them.

How does BabyDogeCoin compare to the largest Slippage Abuse attack?

The largest slippage abuse incident in our archive is DCFToken (2025) at $442K. The BabyDogeCoin loss is $135K.

Which machine learning models are evaluated in the study?

Random Forest, AdaBoost, XGBoost, Bagging, Extra Trees, and Voting Classifier.

How does the proposed protocol handle offline participants?

By encoding the protocol into P2SH scripts, ensuring the transaction can proceed without them.