EigenLayer Hack a Result of an Email Compromise, Security Network Endured a Potential Breach

Popular security network EigenLayer has endured a potential breach, with approximately US $5.5m (AU $8.1m) “stolen” from the protocol.

Popular security network EigenLayer has reportedly fallen victim to a potential breach, with approximately US$5.5 million (AU$8.1 million) “stolen” from the protocol.

The news emerged over the weekend that an isolated actor sold 1.6 million EIGEN (the blockchain’s native token) via several third-party exchanges.

Significantly, last week saw EigenLayer unlock over US$30 million (AU$44 million) worth of tokens, with the coin going live on centralised trading platforms for the first time.

Eigen Hack a Result of an Email Compromise

Initially, EigenLayer developers were concerned that a team member, first-stage investor or “Early Contributor” may have been responsible, breaching the EIGEN token’s unlock schedule.

However, a day after the transaction was investigated, EigenLayer admins revealed that the sell-off was the result of a hack, rather than someone on the inside misbehaving.

According to the blockchain’s social media account, the attacker gained access to an email thread where an investor was transferring millions worth of EIGEN into custody. Unfortunately, instead of the tokens making it to the correct party, they fell into the hands of the hacker, who quickly funnelled the assets into stablecoins.

Authorities on the Case, Some Stolen Funds Already Frozen

EigenLayer has been firm that the incident has no bearing on the blockchain’s broader security, and that other investors are not at risk.

According to the team’s leaders, police have already been engaged and some of the stolen assets held on CEXs have been frozen.

The investigation will continue over the coming days as EigenLayer looks to find out the exact mechanisms of the hack and attempt to recoup the victim’s lost funds.

EigenLayer has experienced significant volatility since its token was unlocked on October 1st – to be expected when a coin first hits the crypto market.

EIGEN is down 12% since it debuted last week, however, its price has bounced back 3% in the last 24 hours of trading.

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