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← back to feed·PRIVATE-KEY2023-07-05 · 2y ago
Incident · SLOWMIST

Bryan Pellegrino

Account Compromise
Estimated loss
VERDICT —OUT OF SCOPE
Root cause is private-key / signer compromise — the on-chain contract behaved exactly as written. No pre-deployment source audit or bytecode review reaches the key-custody perimeter; this is operational-security territory (HSM/MPC hygiene, key rotation, hot-wallet isolation). Bytecode would show nothing wrong.
▰ METHOD
PRIVATE KEY
PRIVATE-KEY
Root cause

Root-cause analysis not yet published. The incident description below contains all currently available signal — review the attack transaction directly for definitive forensics.

Forensic narrative

The cross-chain interoperability protocol LayerZero officially tweeted that its CEO Bryan Pellegrino's Twitter account (@PrimordialAA) was stolen, reminding users not to click on any suspicious links or participate in suspicious activities. Attack method (per SlowMist): Account Compromise. Reported loss: -.

Primary source
https://twitter.com/LayerZero_Labs/status/1676327546202517504
Sourced from
slowmist
Technical record
chain
protocol
Bryan Pellegrino
bug_class
private-key
date_occurred
2023-07-05
loss_usd
source_id
sm:bryan-pellegrino::2023-07-05
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