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ZKsync Private Key Leak: $5.00M Reported Loss

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Incident Overview

The ZKsync security team discovered that an admin account had been compromised, giving the hacker control of approximately $5 million worth of ZK tokens — the remaining unclaimed tokens from the ZKsync airdrop. The ZKsync Security Council sent an onchain message to the hacker on Monday, April 21st at 15:03 UTC. In an effort to resolve this matter in the spirit of safe harbor, they offered a 10% bounty for returning 90% of the funds involved in the exploit. On Wednesday, April 23rd at 14:39 UTC, 90% of the funds were returned to the Era and Ethereum L1 addresses controlled by the Security Council.

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