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← back to feed·EXTERNAL-CALL2026-04-27 · 1mo ago
Incident · SLOWMIST

ZetaChain

Contract Vulnerability
Estimated loss
$334.0K
VERDICT —UNRATED
Verdict pending. Auto-ingested incidents are reviewed before a public verdict is rendered.
▰ METHOD
EXTERNAL CALL
EXTERNAL-CALLBYTECODE CATCHABLEAI SCANNABLE
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

ZetaChain disclosed in a post on X that its GatewayEVM contract was attacked today, affecting only wallets belonging to the internal ZetaChain team. The attack vector has been blocked to prevent further loss of funds. As a precautionary measure, cross-chain transactions on ZetaChain are currently suspended. The investigation is still ongoing, and no user funds have been affected so far. On April 29, ZetaChain announced on X that on April 27 it had suffered a premeditated and targeted attack. The attacker funded addresses using Tornado Cash and impersonated wallet addresses. Cross-chain ZETA transfers were not affected, and user funds remained safe. All impacted wallets were controlled by ZetaChain. A mainnet patch has been deployed, and cross-chain transactions will be re-enabled after continued monitoring. The attack impacted the arbitrary call functionality of GatewayEVM, resulting in an estimated loss of approximately $334,000 across four connected chains. Attack method (per SlowMist): Contract Vulnerability. Reported loss: $ 334,000.

Primary source
https://x.com/ZetaChain/status/2048854107633631356?s=20
Sourced from
slowmist
Technical record
chain
protocol
ZetaChain
bug_class
external-call
date_occurred
2026-04-27
loss_usd
$334,000
source_id
sm:zetachain::2026-04-27
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