Tools Crypto Exploit Tracker exploit-0152
Exploit record
79th Vault reports a key compromise and returned funds
- Loss
- $13M
- Attack vector
- Private key compromise
- Chain
- BNB Chain
- Sector
- DeFi
What happened
CertiK reported a privileged sale of 2.01m 79AU for about 16,200 BNB, valued at $12.5m in its 8 October alert. It subsequently reported that 15,000 BNB had been returned.
The operator attributed the 7 October incident to an operator-key compromise through an account-permission weakness in its 8 October statement. CertiK reported the return on 9 October; the operator confirmed it on 11 October. The gross estimate and returned BNB are separate measures with different observation dates. The root-cause explanation is attributed to the operator.
Sources
- Operator incident statement, 8 Octoberx.com/79thVault/status/2108244949963833685
- CertiK initial alertx.com/CertiKAlert/status/2108114270559096916
- CertiK recovery update, 9 Octoberx.com/CertiKAlert/status/2108497100665487361
- Operator confirms return, 11 Octoberx.com/79thVault/status/2109095932939870363
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