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
Polkadot issued a warning on Twitter, alerting users that the official Twitter account of Interlay, a cross-chain interoperability project, was compromised and used to post a scam message. Users are advised to be cautious and avoid clicking any links. Attack method (per SlowMist): Account Compromise. Reported loss: -.
Primary source
https://x.com/Polkadot/status/1809883982533718347 ↗Sourced from
slowmist
Technical record
- chain
- —
- protocol
- Interlay
- bug_class
- private-key
- date_occurred
- 2024-07-07
- loss_usd
- —
- source_id
- sm:interlay::2024-07-07
Related — same bug class· private-key