shield Other · $1 loss

Inside the TreasureDAO Unclassified Exploit — $1 gone on March 3, 2022

On March 2022, TreasureDAO was exploited in a other, resulting in approximately $1 in losses. That makes the TreasureDAO exploit the 474th largest DeFi incident out of 690 documented in our archive.

Attack Mechanics: How the TreasureDAO Other Played Out

Exploit Class Applied to TreasureDAO

The TreasureDAO incident on March 3, 2022 is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets. In the full archive, TreasureDAO is 1 of 188 documented other incidents.

TreasureDAO in Context

At $1, the TreasureDAO exploit is a minor (<$1M) event compared to the largest same-class incident in our archive — MIMSpell (2024) at $65M.

Prior Other Before TreasureDAO

The nearest other incident before TreasureDAO was BuildFinance, 17 days earlier on February 14, 2022 ($470K lost). The same exploit class surfaced again within the other attack surface.

TreasureDAO Vulnerability Signature

The primary source categorises the TreasureDAO exploit specifically as “Zero Fee”. This narrower label is entity-specific: it reflects how the TreasureDAO contract failed, rather than the broad other pattern alone.

Impact & Recovery for TreasureDAO

TreasureDAO Loss Figure

The TreasureDAO exploit caused $1 in losses — a minor (<$1M) incident and the 67th largest of 129 documented in 2022.

Where TreasureDAO Sits Among Other Attacks

Ranked by loss size, TreasureDAO is the 112th largest of 188 other incidents documented. That puts the TreasureDAO loss below the class average of $2.03M.

Timeline Since the TreasureDAO Incident

The TreasureDAO exploit occurred 4.1 years ago (1,503 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.

Primary Reference for TreasureDAO

Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the TreasureDAO incident: view source.

FAQ

How much did TreasureDAO lose?

The TreasureDAO exploit in March 2022 resulted in $1 in losses — the 67th largest of 129 DeFi incidents that year.

When did the TreasureDAO hack happen?

The TreasureDAO exploit was recorded on March 3, 2022 — 1,503 days ago.

What type of exploit hit TreasureDAO?

The TreasureDAO incident is classified as a Other. A specific exploit class outside the most common buckets.

How common is the Other pattern seen at TreasureDAO?

Our archive contains 188 documented other incidents. The TreasureDAO incident is one of them.

How does TreasureDAO compare to the largest Other attack?

The largest other incident in our archive is MIMSpell (2024) at $65M. The TreasureDAO loss is $1.

What innovative approach is proposed for customer engagement in the Metaverse?

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Which dataset is used for the study presented in the paper?

The Elliptic Dataset, the world’s largest publicly available cryptocurrency transaction dataset.