On March 2026, Venus THE suffered a donation attack on BNB Chain — the first of 2 documented donation attack incidents in our archive where the loss figure was not publicly disclosed but the exploit pattern is documented below.
Attack Mechanics: How the Venus THE Donation Attack Played Out
Exploit Class Applied to Venus THE
The Venus THE incident on March 15, 2026 is classified as a Donation Attack. Attacker donates tokens directly to a contract to manipulate internal accounting. In the full archive, Venus THE is 1 of 2 documented donation attack incidents.
Prior Donation Attack Before Venus THE
The nearest donation attack incident before Venus THE was Venus_ZKSync, 381 days earlier on February 27, 2025. The same exploit class surfaced again within the donation attack attack surface.
Venus THE Vulnerability Signature
The primary source categorises the Venus THE exploit specifically as “BorrowBehalf + Donation Attack”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the Venus THE contract failed, rather than the broad donation attack pattern alone.
Target Chain: BNB Chain
The vulnerable Venus THE contract was deployed on BNB Chain — one of 23 documented incidents on BNB Chain. This determines the block cadence, mempool, and forensic tooling available to investigators.
Impact & Recovery for Venus THE
Venus THE Loss Figure
The loss figure for Venus THE is not publicly disclosed. The primary source reports the exploit in non-USD terms, so no USD estimate is published here.
Timeline Since the Venus THE Incident
The Venus THE exploit occurred 30 days ago (30 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.
Primary Reference for Venus THE
Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the Venus THE incident: view source.
FAQ
How much did Venus THE lose?
The Venus THE 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 Venus THE hack happen?
The Venus THE exploit was recorded on March 15, 2026 — 30 days ago.
What type of exploit hit Venus THE?
The Venus THE incident is classified as a Donation Attack. Attacker donates tokens directly to a contract to manipulate internal accounting.
Which blockchain was Venus THE deployed on?
The Venus THE contract was deployed on BNB Chain, one of 23 documented incidents on that chain.
Which machine learning models are evaluated in the study?
Random Forest, AdaBoost, XGBoost, Bagging, Extra Trees, and Voting Classifier.
How do the document's findings contribute to the understanding of Ethereum's economic ecosystem?
The findings reveal dynamic causal relationships between transaction fees and various economic activities, informing strategic considerations for network stakeholders.