On September 2024, OnyxDAO 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 OnyxDAO Other Played Out
Exploit Class Applied to OnyxDAO
The OnyxDAO incident on September 26, 2024 is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets. In the full archive, OnyxDAO is 1 of 188 documented other incidents.
OnyxDAO in Context
The OnyxDAO incident joins a class whose largest loss to date is MIMSpell (2024) at $65M.
Prior Other Before OnyxDAO
The nearest other incident before OnyxDAO was Zenterest, 41 days earlier on August 16, 2024 ($21K lost). The same exploit class surfaced again within the other attack surface.
OnyxDAO Vulnerability Signature
The primary source categorises the OnyxDAO exploit specifically as “Fake Market”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the OnyxDAO contract failed, rather than the broad other pattern alone.
Impact & Recovery for OnyxDAO
OnyxDAO Loss Figure
The loss figure for OnyxDAO 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 OnyxDAO Incident
The OnyxDAO exploit occurred 1.5 years ago (565 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.
Primary Reference for OnyxDAO
Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the OnyxDAO incident: view source.
FAQ
How much did OnyxDAO lose?
The OnyxDAO 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 OnyxDAO hack happen?
The OnyxDAO exploit was recorded on September 26, 2024 — 565 days ago.
What type of exploit hit OnyxDAO?
The OnyxDAO incident is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets.
How common is the Other pattern seen at OnyxDAO?
Our archive contains 188 documented other incidents. The OnyxDAO incident is one of them.
How does OnyxDAO compare to the largest Other attack?
The largest other incident in our archive is MIMSpell (2024) at $65M. The OnyxDAO loss was not publicly disclosed.
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