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← back to feed·PRIVATE-KEY2025-11-17 · 6mo ago
Incident · SLOWMIST

Nofx AI

Private Key Leakage
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

SlowMist founder Cos reminded users of the NOFX AI open-source automated trading system to be aware of potential security risks. Although the NOFX AI open-source work has shown good intentions, real theft incidents have already occurred, and some users’ wallet private keys as well as CEX/DEX API keys have been leaked as a result. Cos confirmed that this vulnerability also affects the wallet private key security of Aster users. He stated that SlowMist has collaborated with relevant security teams to notify affected users as much as possible to help reduce risks, and advised users to stay vigilant and take timely security measures. Attack method (per SlowMist): Private Key Leakage. Reported loss: -.

Primary source
https://x.com/evilcos/status/1990275471318401394
Sourced from
slowmist
Technical record
chain
protocol
Nofx AI
bug_class
private-key
date_occurred
2025-11-17
loss_usd
source_id
sm:nofx-ai::2025-11-17
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