On September 2023, HeavensGate suffered a other — the first of 188 documented other incidents in our archive where the loss figure was not publicly disclosed but the exploit pattern is documented below.
Attack Mechanics: How the HeavensGate Other Played Out
Exploit Class Applied to HeavensGate
The HeavensGate incident on September 5, 2023 is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets. In the full archive, HeavensGate is 1 of 188 documented other incidents.
HeavensGate in Context
The HeavensGate incident joins a class whose largest loss to date is MIMSpell (2024) at $65M.
Prior Other Before HeavensGate
The nearest other incident before HeavensGate was SVT, 10 days earlier on August 26, 2023 ($400K lost). The same exploit class surfaced again within the other attack surface.
HeavensGate Vulnerability Signature
The primary source categorises the HeavensGate exploit specifically as “Rebasing logic issue”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the HeavensGate contract failed, rather than the broad other pattern alone.
Impact & Recovery for HeavensGate
HeavensGate Loss Figure
The loss figure for HeavensGate 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 188 other incidents in our archive is $2.03M.
Timeline Since the HeavensGate Incident
The HeavensGate exploit occurred 2.6 years ago (952 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.
Primary Reference for HeavensGate
Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the HeavensGate incident: view source.
FAQ
How much did HeavensGate lose?
The HeavensGate 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 HeavensGate hack happen?
The HeavensGate exploit was recorded on September 5, 2023 — 952 days ago.
What type of exploit hit HeavensGate?
The HeavensGate incident is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets.
How common is the Other pattern seen at HeavensGate?
Our archive contains 188 documented other incidents. The HeavensGate incident is one of them.
How does HeavensGate compare to the largest Other attack?
The largest other incident in our archive is MIMSpell (2024) at $65M. The HeavensGate loss was not publicly disclosed.
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