Venus Protocol on BNB Chain has been hit with a $3.7 million exploit involving manipulation of the platform's supply cap mechanisms. According to on-chain data, the threat actor used Thena (THE) tokens to bypass maximum supply restrictions and borrow several different digital assets from the protocol.
Analysts suspect the attack leveraged either flash loan tactics or price manipulation to artificially inflate the collateral's value. Following the incident, Venus Protocol suspended borrowing and withdrawal functions for the THE token as a precautionary measure, though other markets on the platform remained unaffected.
Sources: Cointelegraph
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