BNB Chain Hit by Record Sandwich Attacks, Over 35% of Blocks Compromised

MEV Bots Take Advantage of Network Congestion to Extract Profits from Vulnerable Transactions

  • BNB Smart Chain experienced record-high sandwich attacks affecting 35.5% of blocks on December 1
  • Over $1.5 billion in trading volume impacted across 43,400 transactions in one day
  • A single bot previously extracted $40 million from 100,000+ victims in three months
  • Low liquidity pools face higher vulnerability to price manipulation
  • Private relayers and minimum expected return features offer potential protection

BNB Smart Chain faced its most severe day of sandwich attacks on December 1, with malicious traders manipulating 35.5% of all blocks, according to Dune Analytics data.

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The manipulation affected $1.5 billion in trading volume, targeting decentralized exchange users through coordinated buy and sell orders designed to profit from price differences.

Anatomy of the Attack

Sandwich attacks operate through a precise sequence:

  • Attackers place a buy order before the victim’s transaction
  • The initial buy artificially inflates the token price
  • The victim’s transaction executes at the higher price
  • Attackers immediately sell at the elevated price

Alejandro Munoz-McDonald, smart contract engineer at Immunefi, explains: "When a user submits a transaction, it is placed in a public waiting area, the mempool, where a transaction sits until it is included in a block by a miner."

The vulnerability stems from transaction visibility in the mempool, allowing attackers to spot and exploit trading intentions before execution. A recent analysis revealed a single bot extracted $40 million from over 100,000 victims within three months.

Technical Countermeasures

Jean Rausis, SMARDEX cofounder, identifies low liquidity as a key vulnerability: "When pools are bigger, the price doesn’t move as much, making attacks less attractive."

Protection strategies include:

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  • Using DEX aggregators to split trades across multiple pools
  • Implementing minimum expected return parameters
  • Deploying private transaction relayers
  • Separating block creation from validation processes

Jeremiah O’Connor, Trugard CTO, advocates for standardized security practices across blockchain ecosystems to prevent such attacks.

Binance representatives have not responded to requests for comment regarding the surge in attacks on their smart chain network.

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