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
Axie Infinity co-founder Jihoz tweeted that his personal two addresses have been compromised. The attack is limited to his personal accounts and is unrelated to the validation or operation of the Ronin chain. Additionally, the leaked keys are unrelated to the operations of Sky Mavis. He reassured everyone that strict security measures have been taken for all related activities. Attack method (per SlowMist): Private Key Leakage. Reported loss: $ 10,000,000.
Sourced from
slowmist
Technical record
- chain
- —
- protocol
- Jihoz
- bug_class
- private-key
- date_occurred
- 2024-02-23
- loss_usd
- $10,000,000
- source_id
- sm:jihoz::2024-02-23
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