On July 2022, Audius suffered a storage collision — the first of 3 documented storage collision incidents in our archive where the loss figure was not publicly disclosed but the exploit pattern is documented below.
Attack Mechanics: How the Audius Storage Collision Played Out
Exploit Class Applied to Audius
The Audius incident on July 23, 2022 is classified as a Storage Collision. Proxy or delegatecall pattern maps attacker-controlled storage over critical slots. In the full archive, Audius is 1 of 3 documented storage collision incidents.
Audius in Context
The Audius incident joins a class whose largest loss to date is Telcoin (2023) at $124M.
Audius Vulnerability Signature
The primary source categorises the Audius exploit specifically as “Storage Collision & Malicious Proposal”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the Audius contract failed, rather than the broad storage collision pattern alone.
Impact & Recovery for Audius
Audius Loss Figure
The loss figure for Audius 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 3 storage collision incidents in our archive is $64.55M.
Timeline Since the Audius Incident
The Audius exploit occurred 3.7 years ago (1,361 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.
Primary Reference for Audius
Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the Audius incident: view source.
FAQ
How much did Audius lose?
The Audius 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 Audius hack happen?
The Audius exploit was recorded on July 23, 2022 — 1,361 days ago.
What type of exploit hit Audius?
The Audius incident is classified as a Storage Collision. Proxy or delegatecall pattern maps attacker-controlled storage over critical slots.
How common is the Storage Collision pattern seen at Audius?
Our archive contains 3 documented storage collision incidents. The Audius incident is one of them.
How does Audius compare to the largest Storage Collision attack?
The largest storage collision incident in our archive is Telcoin (2023) at $124M. The Audius loss was not publicly disclosed.
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