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 official X account of AI blockchain project DIN (@din_lol_) has been compromised by a hacker. Current posts from the account are not from the official team, and users are advised not to click any links or engage with related content. Additionally, the X accounts of DIN founder Harold and the DIN Foundation (@Foundation_DIN) have also been hijacked. The DIN team is actively addressing the incident and urges users to rely on official channels for further updates. Attack method (per SlowMist): Account Compromise. Reported loss: -.
Primary source
https://x.com/din_lol_/status/1912694123028705786 ↗Sourced from
slowmist
Technical record
- chain
- —
- protocol
- DIN
- bug_class
- private-key
- date_occurred
- 2025-04-16
- loss_usd
- —
- source_id
- sm:din::2025-04-16
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